26Yahweh detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.


In Context

23 Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

24 The path of life leads upward for the wise, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

25 Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow's borders intact.

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

27 He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.

28 The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.

Proverbs 15:26 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:26The thoughts of the wicked [are] an abomination to the LORD: but [the words] of the pure [are] pleasant words.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:26The Lord detests the thoughts of the wicked, but those of the pure are pleasing to him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:26Evil thoughts are an abomination to the Lord: and pure words most beautiful shall be confirmed by him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:26Evil devices are an abomination to Jehovah; But pleasant words are pure.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:26The thoughts of the evil man are an abomination to Jehovah; but pure words are pleasant.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:26Evil devices are an abomination to the LORD: but pleasant words are pure.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:26The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:26An abomination to Jehovah are thoughts of wickedness, And pure are sayings of pleasantness.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:26The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.