Proverbs 15:26
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 15
“The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.”Proverbs 15:26
What Does Proverbs 15:26 Mean?
Proverbs 15:26 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 15, verse 26 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (18)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 15:26 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Corinthians 10:5“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;”Proverbs 16:24“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”Proverbs 6:16“These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:”Proverbs 15:23“A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!”Jeremiah 4:14“O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?”Matthew 12:34“O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.”Psalms 19:14“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.”Psalms 37:30“The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.”Psalms 45:1“My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.”Proverbs 24:9“The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.”Matthew 15:19“For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:”Mark 2:8“And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?”Proverbs 21:8“The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.”Ecclesiastes 12:10“The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.”Isaiah 59:7“Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.”Jeremiah 6:19“Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.”Luke 5:22“But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?”Acts 8:20“But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.”
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