Proverbs 15:24-26

Living Bible

²⁴The road of the godly leads upward, leaving hell behind.

²⁵The Lord destroys the possessions of the proud but cares for widows.

²⁶The Lord hates the thoughts of the wicked but delights in kind words.^[a]

Proverbs 15:26 but delights in kind words, literally, “but kind words are pure.”

Proverbs 15:24-26

New International Version

²⁴The path of life leads upward for the prudent
to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.

²⁵The Lord tears down the house of the proud,^(A)
but he sets the widow’s boundary stones in place.^(B)

²⁶The Lord detests the thoughts^(C) of the wicked,^(D)
but gracious words are pure^(E) in his sight.

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