Proverbs 15:24-26

King James Version

²⁴The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

²⁵The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.

²⁶The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.

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.

King James Version (KJV)

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New International Version (NIV)