New English Translation
Proverbs 8:7
7For my mouth speaks truth, and my lips hate wickedness.
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 who are naive, discern wisdom! And you fools, understand discernment! 6Listen, for I will speak excellent things, and my lips will utter what is right. For my mouth speaks truth, and my lips hate wickedness. 8All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing in them twisted or crooked. 9All of them are clear to the discerning and upright to those who find 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 36:4For in truth, my words are not false; it is one complete in knowledge who is with you.
- John 1:17For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ.
- John 8:14Jesus answered, “Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you people do not know where I came from or where I am going.
- John 14:6Jesus replied, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
- John 17:17Set them apart in the truth; your word is truth.
- John 18:37Then Pilate said, “So you are a king!” Jesus replied, “You say that I am a king. For this reason I was born, and for this reason I came into the world – to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.”
- Revelation 3:14“To the angel of the church in Laodicea write the following: “This is the solemn pronouncement of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originator of God’s creation:
- Proverbs 12:22The Lord abhors a person who lies, but those who deal truthfully are his delight.
- Proverbs 16:12Doing wickedness is an abomination to kings, because a throne is established in righteousness.
- Proverbs 29:27An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.
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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