Proverbs 15:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.”

Proverbs 15:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 15:26 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 15:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Proverbs 15:26 — World English Bible

Proverbs 15:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Evil devices are an abomination to Jehovah; But pleasant words are pure.”

Proverbs 15:26 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 15:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“An abomination to Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> thoughts of wickedness, And pure <FI>are<Fi> sayings of pleasantness.”

Proverbs 15:26 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 15:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The thoughts of the evil [man] are an abomination to Jehovah; but pure words are pleasant.”

Proverbs 15:26 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 15:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The thoughts of ye wicked are abomination to the Lord: but the pure haue pleasant wordes.”

Proverbs 15:26 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 15:26 in Context — Proverbs 15

24 Para o prudente, o caminho da vida [é] para cima, para que se afaste do Xeol, que é para baixo.

25 O SENHOR destruirá a casa dos arrogantes, mas confirmará os limites do terreno da viúva.

26 Os pensamentos do mau são abomináveis ao SENHOR, mas ele se agrada das palavras dos puros.

27 Quem pratica a ganância perturba sua [própria] casa; mas quem odeia subornos viverá.

28 O coração do justo pensa bem naquilo que vai responder, mas a boca dos perversos derrama maldades em abundância.

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What Does Proverbs 15:26 Mean?

Proverbs 15:26 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 15. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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