Proverbs 15:26
Thoughts of wickedness [are] an abomination to YHWH, || And sayings of pleasantness [are] pure.
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In Context
25YHWH pulls down the house of the proud, || And He sets up the border of the widow.
27A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, || And whoever is hating gifts lives.
Cross References
Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, || And his tongue speaks judgment.
Proverbs 6:16These six has YHWH hated, || Indeed, seven [are] abominations to His soul:
Proverbs 11:20The perverse of heart are an abomination to YHWH, || And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.
Proverbs 24:9The thought of folly [is] sin, || And a scorner [is] an abomination to man.
Matthew 12:34Brood of vipers! How are you able to speak good things—being evil? 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 →