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24 The path of life leads upward for a person with insight,
so that he may turn away from hell[a] below.
25 The Lord tears down the house of the arrogant,
but he maintains the property line of a widow.
26 The plans of the wicked are disgusting[b] to the Lord,
but pleasant words are pure to him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:24 Or the grave. The Hebrew word is sheol.
  2. Proverbs 15:26 Or are an abomination