Proverbs 15:26

Proverbs 15:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord detests the thoughts of the wicked, but gracious words are pure in his sight.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord, but gracious words are pure.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord, But the words of the pure are pleasant.

Context of Proverbs 15:26

24The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol. 25The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but He protects the boundaries of the widow. The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the words of the pure are pleasant to Him. 27He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live. 28The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.

Proverbs 15:26 word by word

תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת רָ֑ע וּ֝טְהֹרִ֗ים אִמְרֵי־נֹֽעַם׃Read the interlinear

• The LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• detestsתּוֹעֵבַהtô‛êbah tô‛êbah · abominationH8441
• the thoughtsמַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâh machăshebeth · plotH4284
• of the wickedרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• but the wordsאֵמֶר'êmer · wordH561
• of the pureטָהוֹרţâhôr ţâhôr · pureH2889
• are pleasantנֹ֫עַםnô‛am · pleasantnessH5278

Cross-references for Proverbs 15:26

• Proverbs 6:16There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
• Proverbs 24:9A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.
• Jeremiah 4:14Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?
• Matthew 15:19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.
• Proverbs 15:23A man takes joy in a fitting reply— and how good is a timely word!
• Psalms 19:14May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
• Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
• Psalms 45:1My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
• Matthew 12:34You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

Commentaries on Proverbs 15:26

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Some prefer the margin, and render, words of pleasantness are pure. Gracious words are to God as a pure acceptable offering, the similitude being taken from the Levitical ritual, and the word “pure” in half ceremonial sense (compare Malachi 1:11).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26Verse 26 The thoughts of wicked men offend Him who knows the heart.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. are pleasant words--that is, pleasing to God (Pr 8:8, 9).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 15:26

• Abomination
• Purity
• Sin
• Speaking

In the dictionaries

• Abomination
• Cheerful
• Continual
• Countenance
• Disappoint
• Disperse
• Feast
• Grievous
• Humility
• Poetry

Commentaries on Proverbs 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings