“Every one who is arrogant is an abomination to the Lord“: “Arrogant” is literally “lifted up in heart.” For “abomination to the Lord” see 3.32. We may translate this line with “Every one” as the subject; for example, “Everyone who is proud is disgusting to the Lord.” Or we may make “the Lord” the subject: “The Lord hates everyone who is proud.”
“Be assured, he will not go unpunished”: “Be assured” translates the idiom “hand to hand” used first in 11.21. See there for comments. Refer to 11.21 also for “will not go unpunished”. We may translate this line positively; for example, “You may be certain that kind of person will be punished,” or as an active clause “. . . that God will punish them.”
Quoted with permission from Reyburn, William D. and Fry, Euan McG. A Handbook on Proverbs. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2000. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .
Hi ,
(Proverbs 16 : 5 ) says :
‘Everyone that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.’
These are the other consistent verses _:
( Proverbs 21: 4) states :
‘An high look, a proud heart, & the plowing of the
wicked, is sin.’
(Psalm 138 : 6) says :
‘ God knoweth the proud
afar off.’
( Job 37 : 24) says :’HE respecteth not any that
are wise of heart.’
(1Peter 5 : 5) says :
‘HE resisteth the proud & giveth grace to the humble.’
(Psalm 31 : 23) says :
‘ HE plentifully rewardeth
the proud doer.’
( Proverbs 15 : 25 ) says,
‘ HE will destroy the house of the proud’.
Following verses highlight
about, ‘on which a man should boast’ _:
1) ln the glory of God.
( Jeremiah 9 : 23- 24) says:
‘ Thus saith the LORD, Let
not the wise man glory in
his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: But let him that glorieth glory in
this, that he understandeth
& knoweth me, that I am
the LORD which exercise loving kindness, judgment,
& righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.’
2) ln the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.
( Galatians 6 : 14 ) states :
‘ God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of
our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me & I unto the world.’
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