Proverbs 16:5
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
Cross-references
Proverbs 6:16 lists things God hates as an abomination — reinforcing the same warning against pride and assurance of punishment.
In Proverbs 6:17, a proud look is listed among six things the Lord hates — the same abomination condemned here.
In Proverbs 8:13, pride and arrogance are hated by the Lord, echoing the abomination and punishment for the proud in 16:5.
In Proverbs 11:21, the evil man will not go unpunished—identical phrasing to the certainty of punishment for the proud here.
In Proverbs 17:5, mocking the poor also carries the certainty of punishment ('will not go unpunished'), sharing the same idiom and retributive theme.
In Job 40:12, God brings down everyone who is proud, showing the divine humbling that fulfills the punishment promised here.
In James 4:6, God opposes the proud—the same principle of divine resistance that underlies the abomination and punishment in Proverbs 16:5.
Isaiah 2:12 declares God's day against all that is proud and lofty—directly echoing the judgment on the arrogant in Proverbs.
Ezekiel 16:49 lists pride as Sodom's guilt—directly connecting pride to divine judgment.
Daniel 5:20 shows Nebuchadnezzar's pride leading to his downfall—a clear example of Proverbs' warning.
Luke 16:15 states what is exalted among men is an abomination to God—virtually identical to Proverbs' theme.
Isaiah 65:5 describes self-righteous people as smoke in God's nostrils—a parallel to the abomination of pride.
In Jeremiah 43:2, 'insolent men' reject God's word—mirroring the proud heart that is an abomination.
In Exodus 20:7, the same formula 'will not leave unpunished' is used for taking God's name in vain—a parallel legal consequence pattern.
Matthew 6:5 condemns hypocrites who pray for show—pride seeking human praise, related to God's abhorrence.