Proverbs 15:26
The thoughts of the evil [man] are an abomination to Jehovah; but pure words are pleasant.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
25Jehovah plucketh up the house of the proud; but he establisheth the boundary of the widow.
27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
Cross References
Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous proffereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh judgment;
Proverbs 6:16These six [things] doth Jehovah hate, yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
Proverbs 11:20The perverse in heart are abomination to Jehovah; but they that are perfect in [their] way are his delight.
Proverbs 24:9The purpose of folly is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to men.
Matthew 12:34Offspring of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being wicked? For 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 →