Proverbs 15:26
Yahweh detests what wicked people are thinking about doing; but when people say what is kind, he considers those words to be pure.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
In Context
25Yahweh tears down the houses of proud people, but he protects the property of widows.
Cross References
Psalms 37:30Righteous people give wise advice to others, and they [MTY] say what is just/fair.
Proverbs 6:16There are six, maybe seven, kinds of people that Yahweh hates. They are:
Proverbs 11:20Yahweh hates those who are always thinking about doing evil things, but he is delighted with those who always do what is right.
Proverbs 24:9It is sinful to plan to do foolish things, and people hate those who make fun of everything that is good.
Matthew 12:34What you teach harms people spiritually like poisonous snakes harm them physically [MET]! You are not able to speak good things because you are evil [RHQ]. Evil people [SYN] like you speak what comes from all that is in their ◄inner beings/hearts►.
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 →