Cross references

Proverbs 16:5

Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD;

be assured that he will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 16:5 BSB

Proverbs 16:5 has 8 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 7 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 6:16–17 (17 votes) and Proverbs 8:13 (12 votes). 12 other verses point back to it. It links with 11 other books, from Exodus 20 to James 4.

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Which verses does Proverbs 16:5 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

  2. To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.

  3. Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

  4. But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger. There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;

  5. James 4:68 votes

    But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

  6. Job 40:127 votes

    Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.

  7. Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.

  8. You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.

Which verses point to Proverbs 16:5?

The 10 strongest of 12.