Proverbs 15:26

KJV1611 – Modern English

The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD, but the words of the pure are pleasant words.

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  • Ps 19:14 : 14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my strength and my redeemer.
  • Ps 37:30-31 : 30 The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of justice. 31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
  • Ps 45:1 : 1 My heart is overflowing with a good matter: I speak of the things I have composed concerning the king: my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
  • Prov 6:16-19 : 16 These six things the LORD hates: yes, seven are an abomination to him: 17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that devises wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to mischief, 19 A false witness who speaks lies, and one who sows discord among brethren.
  • Prov 15:23 : 23 A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, and a word spoken in due season, how good it is!
  • Prov 24:9 : 9 The thought of foolishness is sin, and the scoffer is an abomination to men.
  • Jer 4:14 : 14 O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, that you may be saved. How long shall your vain thoughts lodge within you?
  • Matt 12:34-37 : 34 O generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart brings forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. 36 But I say to you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account for in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned.
  • Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 11:20
    79%

    20Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the upright in their way are His delight.

  • Prov 15:8-9
    2 verses
    78%

    8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

    9The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.

  • Prov 12:22
    75%

    22Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who deal truthfully are His delight.

  • Prov 12:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5The thoughts of the righteous are right, but the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

    6The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

  • Prov 3:32
    75%

    32For the perverse person is an abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.

  • Prov 29:27
    75%

    27An unjust man is an abomination to the just; and he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Ps 10:3
    74%

    3For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses the greedy, whom the LORD abhors.

  • Prov 21:27
    74%

    27The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with an evil intent?

  • Prov 6:16-18
    3 verses
    73%

    16These six things the LORD hates: yes, seven are an abomination to him:

    17A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

    18A heart that devises wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to mischief,

  • Prov 8:7
    73%

    7For my mouth will speak truth; wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

  • Prov 10:31-32
    2 verses
    73%

    31The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.

    32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perversity.

  • Ps 12:6
    72%

    6The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

  • Ps 5:6
    72%

    6You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; the LORD will abhor the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

  • Prov 15:27-28
    2 verses
    72%

    27He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.

    28The heart of the righteous studies how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

  • Prov 16:12
    72%

    12It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is established by righteousness.

  • Prov 11:1
    72%

    1A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.

  • Prov 17:15
    72%

    15He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, both of them are an abomination to the LORD.

  • Prov 8:13
    72%

    13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate.

  • Deut 25:16
    72%

    16For all who do such things, and all who act unrighteously, are an abomination to the LORD your God.

  • Ps 5:4
    71%

    4For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; nor shall evil dwell with you.

  • Prov 26:25
    71%

    25When he speaks kindly, do not believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart.

  • Ps 36:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he has ceased to be wise, and to do good.

    4He devises mischief upon his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not abhor evil.

  • Prov 13:5
    71%

    5A righteous man hates lying, but a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.

  • Prov 21:8
    70%

    8The way of the guilty is crooked and strange, but as for the pure, his work is right.

  • Prov 17:4
    70%

    4A wicked doer listens to false lips, and a liar gives ear to a deceitful tongue.

  • 2 Sam 22:27
    70%

    27With the pure you will show yourself pure; and with the perverse you will show yourself shrewd.

  • Ps 34:16
    70%

    16The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

  • Prov 24:9
    70%

    9The thought of foolishness is sin, and the scoffer is an abomination to men.

  • Prov 10:29
    70%

    29The way of the LORD is strength to the upright, but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 11:23
    70%

    23The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Mic 6:10
    70%

    10Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the short measure that is abominable?

  • Prov 12:20
    70%

    20Deceit is in the heart of those who imagine evil, but to the counselors of peace there is joy.

  • Matt 15:19
    70%

    19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

  • Prov 12:2
    70%

    2A good man obtains favor from the LORD, but a man of wicked plans will He condemn.

  • Prov 16:5
    70%

    5Everyone that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though they join hand in hand, they shall not go unpunished.

  • Prov 15:25
    70%

    25The LORD will destroy the house of the proud, but He will establish the boundary of the widow.

  • Prov 24:2
    70%

    2For their hearts plot destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

  • Prov 21:12
    70%

    12The righteous man wisely considers the house of the wicked, but God overthrows the wicked for their wickedness.

  • Prov 14:11
    70%

    11The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

  • Ps 18:26
    70%

    26With the pure you will show yourself pure; and with the perverse you will show yourself contrary.

  • Prov 22:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11He who loves pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

    12The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and He overthrows the words of the transgressor.

  • Prov 15:11
    70%

    11Hell and destruction are before the LORD; how much more, then, the hearts of the children of men?