Proverbs 16:5 meaning and explanation
Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 16:5, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse is one of several sayings in Proverbs 16 about God's authority over human plans. The speaker is a wisdom teacher instructing a student, and the line echoes the wider biblical theme that pride sets a person against God himself.
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