Proverbs 15:26

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The LORD abhors the plans of the wicked, but pleasant words are pure.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 19:14 : 14 May my words and my thoughts be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my sheltering rock and my redeemer.
  • Ps 37:30-31 : 30 The godly speak wise words and promote justice. 31 The law of their God controls their thinking; their feet do not slip.
  • Ps 45:1 : 1 For the music director; according to the tune of“Lilies;” by the Korahites, a well-written poem, a love song. My heart is stirred by a beautiful song. I say,“I have composed this special song for the king; my tongue is as skilled as the stylus of an experienced scribe.”
  • Prov 6:16-19 : 16 There are six things that the LORD hates, even seven things that are an abomination to him: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift to run to evil, 19 a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who spreads discord among family members.
  • Prov 15:23 : 23 A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and a word at the right time– how good it is!
  • Prov 24:9 : 9 A foolish scheme is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to people.
  • Jer 4:14 : 14 “Oh people of Jerusalem, purify your hearts from evil so that you may yet be delivered. How long will you continue to harbor up wicked schemes within you?
  • Matt 12:34-37 : 34 Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart. 35 The good person brings good things out of his good treasury, and the evil person brings evil things out of his evil treasury. 36 I tell you that on the day of judgment, people will give an account for every worthless word they speak. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
  • Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 11:20
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    20The LORD abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.

  • Prov 15:8-9
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    8The LORD abhors the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

    9The LORD abhors the way of the wicked, but he will love those who pursue righteousness.

  • Prov 12:22
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    22The LORD abhors a person who lies, but those who deal truthfully are his delight.

  • Prov 12:5-6
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    5The plans of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

    6The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood, but the words of the upright will deliver them.

  • Prov 3:32
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    32for one who goes astray is an abomination to the LORD, but he reveals his intimate counsel to the upright.

  • Prov 29:27
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    27An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Ps 10:3
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    3Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the LORD.

  • Prov 21:27
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    27The wicked person’s sacrifice is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent!

  • Prov 6:16-18
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    16There are six things that the LORD hates, even seven things that are an abomination to him:

    17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

    18a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift to run to evil,

  • Prov 8:7
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    7For my mouth speaks truth, and my lips hate wickedness.

  • Prov 10:31-32
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    31The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed.

    32The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the speech of the wicked is perverse.

  • Ps 12:6
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    6The LORD’s words are absolutely reliable. They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on the ground, where it is thoroughly refined.

  • Ps 5:6
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    6You destroy liars; the LORD despises violent and deceitful people.

  • Prov 15:27-28
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    27The one who is greedy for gain troubles his household, but whoever hates bribes will live.

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

  • Prov 16:12
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    12Doing wickedness is an abomination to kings, because a throne is established in righteousness.

  • Prov 11:1
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    1The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but an accurate weight is his delight.

  • Prov 17:15
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    15The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent– both of them are an abomination to the LORD.

  • Prov 8:13
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    13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.

  • Deut 25:16
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    16For anyone who acts dishonestly in these ways is abhorrent to the LORD your God.

  • Ps 5:4
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    4Certainly you are not a God who approves of evil; evil people cannot dwell with you.

  • Prov 26:25
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    25When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for there are seven abominations within him.

  • Ps 36:3-4
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    3The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

    4He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.

  • Prov 13:5
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    5The righteous person will reject anything false, but the wicked person will act in shameful disgrace.

  • Prov 21:8
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    8The way of the guilty person is devious, but as for the pure, his way is upright.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue.

  • 2 Sam 22:27
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    27You prove to be reliable to one who is blameless, but you prove to be deceptive to one who is perverse.

  • Ps 34:16
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    16But the LORD opposes evildoers and wipes out all memory of them from the earth.

  • Prov 24:9
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    9A foolish scheme is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to people.

  • Prov 10:29
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    29The way of the LORD is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Mic 6:10
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    10“I will not overlook, O sinful house, the dishonest gain you have hoarded away, or the smaller-than-standard measure I hate so much.

  • Prov 12:20
    70%

    20Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.

  • Matt 15:19
    70%

    19For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.

  • Prov 12:2
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    2A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a person with wicked schemes.

  • Prov 16:5
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    5The LORD abhors every arrogant person; rest assured that they will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 15:25
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    25The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but he maintains the boundaries of the widow.

  • Prov 24:2
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    2for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.

  • Prov 14:11
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    11The household of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

  • Ps 18:26
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    26You prove to be reliable to one who is blameless, but you prove to be deceptive to one who is perverse.

  • Prov 22:11-12
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    11The one who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious– the king will be his friend.

    12The eyes of the LORD watched over a cause, and subverted the words of the treacherous person.

  • Prov 15:11
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    11Death and Destruction are before the LORD– how much more the hearts of humans!