God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 8:7
7My mouth expresses the truth, and wickedness is disgusting to my lips.
Proverbs 8:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
- New International Version (NIV)My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness.
- English Standard Version (ESV)for my mouth will utter truth; wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For my mouth will speak truth; Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
Context of Proverbs 8:7
5You gullible people, learn how to be sensible. You fools, get a heart that has understanding. 6Listen! I am speaking about noble things, and my lips will say what is right. My mouth expresses the truth, and wickedness is disgusting to my lips. 8Everything I say is fair, and there is nothing twisted or crooked in it. 9All of it is clear to a person who has understanding and right to those who have acquired knowledge.
Read all of Proverbs 8Proverbs 8:7 word by word
כִּֽי־אֱ֭מֶת יֶהְגֶּ֣ה חִכִּ֑י וְתוֹעֲבַ֖ת שְׂפָתַ֣י רֶֽשַׁע׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 8:7
- Job 36:4Certainly, my words are not lies. The one who knows everything is ⌞speaking⌟ with you.
- John 1:17Laws were given through Moses, but kindness and truth came into existence through Jesus Christ.
- John 8:14Jesus replied to them, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is true because I know where I came from and where I’m going. However, you don’t know where I came from or where I’m going.
- John 14:6Jesus answered him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one goes to the Father except through me.
- John 17:17“Use the truth to make them holy. Your words are truth.
- John 18:37Pilate asked him, “So you are a king?” Jesus replied, “You’re correct in saying that I’m a king. I have been born and have come into the world for this reason: to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to me.”
- Revelation 3:14“To the messenger of the church in Laodicea, write: The amen, the witness who is faithful and true, the source of God’s creation, says:
- Proverbs 12:22Lips that lie are disgusting to the Lord, but honest people are his delight.
- Proverbs 16:12Wrongdoing is disgusting to kings because a throne is established through righteousness.
- Proverbs 29:27An unjust person is disgusting to righteous people. A decent person is disgusting to wicked people.
Commentaries on Proverbs 8:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7My mouth shall speak truth - Truth, without falsity, or any mixture of error, shall be the whole matter of my discourse.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-9Wisdom is linked to truth, understanding, and knowledge, which are correct, wholesome, simple, and clear. Wisdom dislikes deception, which is sneaky and dishonest (compare Proverbs 1:2–7; 6:16–19).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. For ... truth--literally, "My palate shall meditate," or (as Orientals did) "mutter," my thoughts expressed only to myself are truth. wickedness--specially falsehood, as opposed to truth.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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