Proverbs 15:26
Evil devices are an abomination to LORD, but pleasant words [are] pure.
A Conservative Version
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In Context
25LORD will root up the house of the proud, but he will establish the border of the widow.
27He who is greedy of gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes shall live.
Cross References
Psalms 37:30The mouth of a righteous man talks of wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
Proverbs 6:16There are six things which LORD hates, yea, seven which are an abomination to him:
Proverbs 11:20Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to LORD, but such as are perfect in [their] way are his delight.
Proverbs 24:9The thought of folly is sin. And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
Matthew 12:34Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:26
The Righteous and the Wicked Contrasted. 25 The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow. Note, 1. Those that are elevated God delights to abase, and commonly does it in the course of his providence: The proud, that magnify themselves, bid defiance to the God above them and trample on all about them, are such as God resists and will destroy, not them only, but their houses, which they are proud of and are confident of the continuance and perpetuity of. Pride is the… Read the whole commentary →