Proverbs 15:26
An abomination of the Lord are the thoughts of the bad man; but pleasant speeches are pure [before him].
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
27He that is greedy after gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts will live.
Cross References
Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh what is just.
Proverbs 6:16Six things there are which the Lord hateth; and seven are an abomination unto his spirit:
Proverbs 11:20An abomination of the Lord are those of a perverse heart; but his favor is for those who are unblemished in their way.
Proverbs 24:9The counsel of folly is sin; and an abomination to men is the scorner.
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 →