Proverbs 15:26

New English Translation

The Lord abhors the plans of the wicked, but pleasant words are pure.

Cross References

Psalm 19:14

May my words and my thoughts be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my sheltering rock and my redeemer.

Psalm 45:1

My heart is stirred by a beautiful song. I say, “I have composed this special song for the king; my tongue is as skilled as the stylus of an experienced scribe.”

Proverbs 11:20

The Lord abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.

Proverbs 15:23

A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and a word at the right time – how good it is!

Proverbs 15:25

The Lord tears down the house of the proud, but he maintains the boundaries of the widow.

Proverbs 15:27

The one who is greedy for gain troubles his household, but whoever hates bribes will live.

Proverbs 16:24

Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Proverbs 24:9

A foolish scheme is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to people.

Jeremiah 4:14

“Oh people of Jerusalem, purify your hearts from evil so that you may yet be delivered. How long will you continue to harbor up wicked schemes within you?

Matthew 15:19

For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.