Proverbs 15:26

Evil thoughts are an abomination to the Lord: and pure words most beautiful shall be confirmed by him.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.

In Context

25The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: and will strengthen the borders of the widow.

27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house: but he that hateth bribes shall live. By mercy and faith sins are purged away: and by the fear of the Lord every one declineth from evil.

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Cross References

Psalms 37:30The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom : and his tongue shall speak judgment.

Proverbs 6:16Six things there are, which the Lord hateth, and the seventh his soul detesteth:

Proverbs 11:20A perverse heart is abominable to the Lord: and his will is in them that walk sincerely.

Proverbs 24:9The thought of a fool is sin: and the detracter is the abomination of men.

Matthew 12:34O generation of vipers, how can you speak good things, whereas you are evil? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

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 →

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