The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord, hateful and detestable to Him, and He rejects them. Those wicked thoughts are vain, while right thoughts belong to the righteous person who gives himself to think God's thoughts. In contrast stand pure thoughts and motives, for the mind of Christ does not dwell on evil or shape character around it.
The evil thoughts of the people before the Flood provoked the Lord's wrath and led to destruction, while Noah and his family, who had pure thoughts and motives, were saved. The wicked are therefore urged to forsake their thoughts, return to the Lord, and receive mercy and abundant pardon. The words of the pure, by contrast, are pleasant and pleasing to the Lord, and He welcomes them.
Words reveal the heart, since love for God produces good speech, while malice and hatred appear in words and deeds. Pure speech is gracious and free from harshness, bitterness, malice, vulgarity, slander, and language meant to provoke or wound, shaped by Christ's example so that it cannot be condemned, and it should be trained and used to honor God and bring good to others. Accusing and censuring others in evil-speaking and fault-finding violates the law of love and expresses a spirit opposed to Christ.
The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord, hateful and detestable to Him, and He rejects them. Those wicked thoughts are vain, while right thoughts belong to the righteous person who gives himself to think God's thoughts. In contrast stand pure thoughts and motives, for the mind of Christ does not dwell on evil or shape character around it.
The evil thoughts of the people before the Flood provoked the Lord's wrath and led to destruction, while Noah and his family, who had pure thoughts and motives, were saved. The wicked are therefore urged to forsake their thoughts, return to the Lord, and receive mercy and abundant pardon. The words of the pure, by contrast, are pleasant and pleasing to the Lord, and He welcomes them.
Words reveal the heart, since love for God produces good speech, while malice and hatred appear in words and deeds. Pure speech is gracious and free from harshness, bitterness, malice, vulgarity, slander, and language meant to provoke or wound, shaped by Christ's example so that it cannot be condemned, and it should be trained and used to honor God and bring good to others. Accusing and censuring others in evil-speaking and fault-finding violates the law of love and expresses a spirit opposed to Christ.