Proverbs 15:26
The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
KJV
Abominatio Domini cogitationes malæ, et purus sermo pulcherrimus firmabitur ab eo.
Vulgate
βδέλυγμα Κυρίῳ λογισμὸς ἄδικος, ἁγνῶν δὲ ῥήσεις σεμναί.
LXX
Evil devices are an abomination to Jehovah; But pleasant wordsarepure.
ASV
תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת רָ֑ע וּ֝/טְהֹרִ֗ים אִמְרֵי נֹֽעַם
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אִמְרֵי
'mry
noun · 48×
טָה֑וֹר
thvr
adjective · 94×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת
mchshbvt
noun · 56×
נֹ֑עַם
n'm
noun · 7×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×
תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת
tv'bt
noun · 118×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 2Cor 10:5 — Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
- Jer 4:14 — O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
- Matt 12:34 — O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
- Matt 15:19 — For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
- Prov 6:16 — These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
- Prov 15:23 — A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
- Prov 16:24 — Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
- Prov 24:9 — The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
- Ps 19:14 — Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
- Ps 37:30 — The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
- Ps 45:1 — My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.