Proverbs 15:25
The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
Cross-reference
Proverbs 12:7 echoes the same contrast: God overthrows the wicked but establishes the righteous.
Proverbs 14:11 restates the theme: the wicked's house is destroyed, the upright's flourishes.
In Deuteronomy 10:18, God's justice for widows reinforces the care for widows here.
Job 40:11-13 has God commanding the proud to be abased and hidden in dust—same divine action.
Psalm 52:5 directly describes God breaking down and uprooting the boastful—same fate as the proud.
Psalm 68:5 calls God protector of widows, directly echoing the same divine care.
Psalm 138:6 contrasts God's regard for the lowly with his distance from the haughty—matching here.
Psalm 146:9 mirrors both parts: upholding widows and bringing ruin to the wicked.
Isaiah 2:12 proclaims a day when the LORD brings low all who are proud—identical theme.
Daniel 5:20 shows Nebuchadnezzar's proud heart leading to his downfall—a concrete example of the principle.
1 Peter 5:5 explicitly states 'God opposes the proud'—a direct New Testament parallel.
Job 40:12 describes God bringing down the proud, directly paralleling the first clause.
James 1:27 shifts to human responsibility to care for widows, extending the theme practically.