The houseבֵּיתof the proudגֵּאִיםYHWHיְהוָהwill tear down,יִסַּחbut he will set firmוְיַצֵּבthe boundaryגְּבוּלof the widow.אַלְמָנָה
Proverbs 15:25
Study it in the app“The house of the proud YHWH will tear down, but he will set firm the boundary of the widow.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 15:25, word by word
- The houseבֵּיתbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears- of the proudגֵּאִיםgeim
proud
Proud, haughty.
Where else “geim” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- will tear downיִסַּחyisach
tear away, uproot
Tear away, pull out by the roots.
Where else “yisach” appears- but he will set firmיַצֵּבyatsev
set up
To set something up so that it stays firm, like a pillar or a wall of water.
Where else “yatsev” appears- the boundaryגְּבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- of the widowאַלְמָנָהalmana
widow
Widow.
Where else “almana” appears
The context
24The path of life leads upward for the prudent, so that he may turn away from Sheol below.
25 · This verse (above)
26An abomination to YHWH are the thoughts of the evil man, but pure are pleasant sayings.