Proverbs

Proverbs 15:25

²⁵The LORD tears down the house of the proud,

but He protects the boundaries of the widow.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
tears down	יִסַּ֥ח׀	yis·saḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5255 pull or tear away
the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the proud	גֵּ֭אִים	gê·’îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H1343 proud
but He protects	וְ֝יַצֵּ֗ב	wə·yaṣ·ṣêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H5324 take one's stand, stand
the boundaries	גְּב֣וּל	gə·ḇūl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1366 border, boundary, territory
of the widow	אַלְמָנָֽה׃	’al·mā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H490 widow

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.