Proverbs 15:26

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The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord, the words of the pure are pleasing to him.

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Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

My heart overflows with a goodly theme; I address my verses to the king; my tongue is like the pen of a ready scribe.

Men of perverse mind are an abomination to the Lord, but those of blameless ways are his delight.

To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is!

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

He who is greedy for unjust gain makes trouble for his household, but he who hates bribes will live.

Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.

The devising of folly is sin, and the scoffer is an abomination to men.

O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, that you may be saved. How long shall your evil thoughts lodge within you?

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness, slander.