24 The (A)path of life leads upward for the wise
That he may keep away from [a]Sheol below.
25 The Lord will (B)tear down the house of the proud,
But He will (C)establish the boundary of the (D)widow.
26 Evil plans are an abomination to the Lord,
But pleasant words are pure.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:24 I.e. the nether world

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

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

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

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