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Proverbs 15:26

World English Bible

Yahweh detests the thoughts of the wicked,
but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.

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Proverbs 15:26 in other translations

Evil devices are an abomination to Jehovah; But pleasant words are pure.

Proverbs 15:26 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 15:26 in context

  1. 24The path of life leads upward for the wise,
    to keep him from going downward to Sheol.
  2. 25Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud,
    but he will keep the widow’s borders intact.
  3. 26Yahweh detests the thoughts of the wicked,
    but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.
  4. 27He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house,
    but he who hates bribes will live.
  5. 28The heart of the righteous weighs answers,
    but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.