Proverbs 15:25-27

Living Bible

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]

²⁷Dishonest money brings grief to all the family, but hating bribes brings happiness.^[b]

Proverbs 15:26 but delights in kind words, literally, “but kind words are pure.”
Proverbs 15:27 brings happiness, literally, “you will live.”

Proverbs 15:25-27

New International Version

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.

²⁷The greedy bring ruin to their households,
but the one who hates bribes will live.^(F)

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