Proverbs 15:26
The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.
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In Context
25The LORD will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow’s borders intact.
27He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.
Cross References
Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.
Proverbs 6:16There are six things which the LORD hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him:
Proverbs 11:20Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
Proverbs 24:9The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.
Matthew 12:34You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? 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 →