Proverbs 15:26
The Lord hates the thoughts of the wicked, but he honors the words of the pure.
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25The Lord pulls down the house of the proud, but he protects the boundaries of the widow's property.
Cross References
Psalms 37:30People who do right give good advice, explaining what is fair.
Proverbs 6:16There are six things that the Lord hates, seven things that he absolutely detests:
Proverbs 11:20The Lord hates perverted minds, but is happy with those who live moral lives.
Proverbs 24:9Plans thought up by stupid people are sinful. Everyone hates those who are scornful of others.
Matthew 12:34You viper's brood, how can you who are evil say anything good? For your mouth simply says what your mind is busy thinking about.
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 →