Proverbs 15:26
The thoughts of the rah are a to'evah to Hashem, 1 but the words of the tehorim (pure ones) are pleasant. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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In Context
25Hashem will destroy the bais of the proud, 1 but he will maintain the boundary of the almanah. 1
Cross References
Psalms 37:30The mouth of the tzaddik speaketh chochmah, 1 and his leshon uttereth mishpat. 1
Proverbs 6:16These shesh (six) things doth Hashem hate; 1 indeed, shevah (seven) are an abomination unto His Nefesh; 1
Proverbs 11:20They that are of a perverse lev are an abomination to Hashem, 1 but such as are upright in their derech are His delight. 1
Proverbs 24:9The scheme of folly is chattat (sin), 1 and the scoffer is a to'evah to adam (man). 1
Matthew 12:34You banim of nechashim (sons of snakes), how are you able to speak tovot (good things), for out of the abundance of the lev (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 →