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Proverbs 15:26

in Proverbs 15

The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the words of the pure are pleasant to Him.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

This verse in Proverbs 15

Commentary

5 notes on this verse

A commentator

Origen of Alexandria

EXHORTATION TO MARTYRDOM 7 · Written before 253.

If every evil word is an abomination to the Lord your God, how great an abomination must be supposed the evil word of denial and the evil word of publicly proclaiming another god and the evil oath by the fortune of people, something that has no existence.

This site's exposition

The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked

on Proverbs 15:26-27

“The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked” before they become words or deeds, so the standard reaches back to the thinking behind speech. The man “greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household,” the household closest to him, “but he who hates bribes will live”.

The record, by era

The Medieval Church1 voice

A commentator

Bede

Commentary on Proverbs · Written before 735.

proposed

The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord, etc. The Lord abhors the thoughts of heretics, indeed all contrary to piety, and the pure word of true faith will be established by Him, when in the judgment, not only for deeds but …

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Some prefer the margin, and render, words of pleasantness are pure. Gracious words are to God as a pure acceptable offering, the similitude being taken from the Levitical ritual, and the word “pure” in half ceremonial sense (compare Mal 1:11).

The words behind it

7 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת[are] [the] abomination of

    toavatH8441 →117 times

  • יְ֭הוָהYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת[the] plans of

    machshevotH4284 →56 times

  • רָ֑עan evil [person]

    ra'H7451 →662 times

  • וּ֝טְהֹרִ֗יםand [are] clean

    utehorimH2889 →94 times

  • אִמְרֵי־words of

    ʾimrei-H561 →49 times

  • נֹֽעַם׃kindness

    noamH5278 →7 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Proverbs 15:23

    A man takes joy in a fitting reply—and how good is a timely word!

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 50:4

      The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.

    • Ephesians 4:29

      Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

    • Proverbs 25:11–12

      A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

    • Proverbs 16:13

      Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved.

    • Proverbs 12:14

      By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 4:14

    Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?

    it leads to

    • James 4:8

      Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

    • Isaiah 55:7

      Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely…

    • Acts 8:22

      Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.

Where this verse is studied

About Proverbs

The Judgment of Solomon, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Judgment of Solomon, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Commentary on Proverbs; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Origen of Alexandria, EXHORTATION TO MARTYRDOM 7.