Proverbs 15:26

New International Version

The Lord detests the thoughts of the wicked, but gracious words are pure in his sight.

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May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.

My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse, but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.

A person finds joy in giving an apt reply— and how good is a timely word!

The Lord tears down the house of the proud, but he sets the widow’s boundary stones in place.

The greedy bring ruin to their households, but the one who hates bribes will live.

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

The schemes of folly are sin, and people detest a mocker.

Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart and be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts?

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