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Halakhah for Proverbs 15:25

בֵּ֣ית גֵּ֭אִים יִסַּ֥ח ׀ יְהוָ֑ה וְ֝יַצֵּ֗ב גְּב֣וּל אַלְמָנָֽה׃

The LORD will pluck up the house of the proud; But He will establish the border of the widow.

Kitzur Shulchan Arukh

If you see houses of idolatry in a settled state5Rashi explains that this refers to places where idol worshippers live in peace and prosperity. The Rif explains this to mean a place of idol worship. you should say: "God will uproot the house of the haughty."6Proverbs 15:25. (If you see them) in a state of destruction, you should say: "Almighty of vengeance, God, Almighty of vengeance, reveal Yourself."7Psalms 94: 1.
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