The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
KJV
Parallel translations
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4 additional translationsASV
Evil devices are an abomination to Jehovah; But pleasant wordsarepure.
WEB
The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the words of the pure are pleasant to Him.
YLT
An abomination to Jehovah are thoughts of wickedness, And pure are sayings of pleasantness.
DBT
The thoughts of the evil [man] are an abomination to Jehovah; but pure words are pleasant.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.