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Proverbs 15:24-26
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

24 The wise man’s path leads upward to life,
    that he may avoid Sheol beneath.
25 The Lord tears down the house of the proud,
    but maintains the widow’s boundaries.
26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord,
    the words of the pure are pleasing to him.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 15:26 Cn Compare Gk: Heb pleasant words are pure
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Proverbs 15:24-26
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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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