Proverbs 15:26
An abomination to Yahweh, are the plottings of the wicked, but, with the pure, are sayings of sweetness.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
25The house of proud men, will Yahweh tear down, but he will maintain the boundary of the widow.
27He, troubleth his own house, who graspeth with greed, but, he that hateth gifts, shall live.
Cross References
Psalms 37:30The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice:
Proverbs 6:16These six things, doth Yahweh hate, yea, seven, are the abomination of his soul:—
Proverbs 11:20The abomination of Yahweh, are they of perverse heart, but, his delight, are the men of blameless life.
Proverbs 24:9The purpose of folly, is sin, and, an abomination to mankind, is a buffoon.
Matthew 12:34Broods of vipers! How can ye speak, good things, being, evil? For, out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.
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 →