Proverbs 16:5

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The Lord detests all who are proud in heart; be sure of this, they will not go unpunished.

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  • Prov 6:16-17 : 16 There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
  • Prov 8:13 : 13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior, and perverse speech.
  • Prov 11:21 : 21 Be assured, the wicked will not go unpunished, but the descendants of the righteous will be delivered.
  • Rom 2:8-9 : 8 But to those who are self-seeking, who disobey the truth and obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and anger. 9 There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does what is evil, first for the Jew, then also for the Gentile.
  • Jas 4:6 : 6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: 'God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.'
  • Exod 20:7 : 7 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses His name.
  • Job 40:12 : 12 Look at every proud person and humble him, and crush the wicked where they stand.
  • Isa 3:11 : 11 Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; they will be repaid for their deeds.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 11:20-21
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    20Those with twisted hearts are detestable to the Lord, but His delight is in those whose ways are blameless.

    21Be assured, the wicked will not go unpunished, but the descendants of the righteous will be delivered.

  • Prov 6:15-17
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    15Therefore his disaster will come suddenly; in an instant, he will be broken beyond healing.

    16There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:

    17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

  • Prov 16:18-19
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    18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

    19Better to be humble with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.

  • Deut 25:16
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    16For anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly, is detestable to the LORD your God.

  • Prov 21:4
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    4Haughty eyes and a proud heart—the lamp of the wicked—is sin.

  • Prov 17:15
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    15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the Lord.

  • Ps 10:2-4
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    2In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.

    3For the wicked boasts of the desires of his heart, and the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord.

    4In his pride, the wicked man says, 'He will not seek; there is no God in all his thoughts.'

  • Prov 29:27
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    27The righteous detest the unjust, and the wicked detest the upright.

  • Prov 15:9
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    9The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.

  • Job 40:11-12
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    11Scatter the outbursts of your anger, and look at every proud one and bring him low.

    12Look at every proud person and humble him, and crush the wicked where they stand.

  • Isa 2:11-12
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    11The haughty eyes of mankind will be brought low, and humanity's pride will be humbled. The Lord alone will be exalted on that day.

    12For the day of the Lord of hosts will come against all who are proud and arrogant, against all who are exalted—they will be humbled.

  • Prov 16:6
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    6Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord evil is avoided.

  • Isa 5:15
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    15So humanity will be humbled, and people will be brought low; even the eyes of the arrogant will be humbled.

  • Prov 29:23
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    23A man's pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.

  • Prov 8:13
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    13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior, and perverse speech.

  • Prov 3:32
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    32For the devious person is an abomination to the LORD, but His confidential counsel is with the upright.

  • Prov 28:25
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    25A greedy person stirs up conflict, but the one who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

  • Ps 101:5
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    5Whoever secretly slanders their neighbor, I will silence. Whoever has proud eyes and an arrogant heart, I cannot endure.

  • Prov 15:26
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    26The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but gracious words are pure to Him.

  • Mal 3:15
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    15Now we call the proud blessed, for those who do evil prosper, and those who test God escape.'

  • Prov 18:12
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    12Before destruction, the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor.

  • Prov 11:1-2
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    1Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord, but a full and accurate weight is His delight.

    2When pride comes, then comes shame, but with the humble comes wisdom.

  • Ps 15:4
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    4Who despises a vile person in his eyes but honors those who fear the LORD; who keeps his word even when it hurts and does not go back on his promise.

  • Isa 9:17
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    17For wickedness burns like a fire; it consumes briers and thorns. It sets the thickets of the forest ablaze, and they roll upward in columns of smoke.

  • Hos 5:5
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    5The pride of Israel testifies against him; Israel and Ephraim will stumble in their guilt, and Judah also will stumble with them.

  • Ps 26:10
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    10whose hands are full of wicked schemes, and whose right hand is filled with bribes.

  • Prov 14:2
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    2Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one whose ways are devious despises Him.

  • Prov 21:24
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    24The proud and arrogant person, named 'Scoffer,' acts with excessive pride.

  • Prov 17:5
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    5Whoever mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

  • Jer 13:15
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    15Listen and pay attention! Do not be proud, for the LORD has spoken.

  • Num 15:30
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    30But anyone who sins defiantly, whether native-born or a foreigner, is blaspheming the Lord and must be cut off from their people.

  • Ps 73:6
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    6Therefore, pride is their necklace; violence clothes them like a garment.

  • Luke 16:15
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    15Jesus said to them, "You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight."

  • Jas 4:16
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    16But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

  • Prov 16:12
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    12Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established by righteousness.

  • Prov 24:9
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    9The plans of foolishness are sinful, and the mocker is detestable to others.

  • Ps 5:6
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    6The arrogant cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all evildoers.

  • Ps 36:2
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    2An oracle of transgression speaks to the wicked within his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes.

  • Prov 29:1
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    1A man who is often corrected but stubbornly stiffens his neck will be suddenly broken beyond healing.

  • Ps 58:2
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    2Do you rulers truly speak justice? Do you judge people with fairness?