7My mouth shall meditate truth, and my lips shall hate wickedness.


In Context

4 O ye men, to you I call, and my voice is to the sons of men.

5 O little ones, understand subtilty, and ye unwise, take notice.

6 Hear, for I will speak of great things: and my lips shall be opened to preach right things.

7 My mouth shall meditate truth, and my lips shall hate wickedness.

8 All my words are just, there is nothing wicked nor perverse in them.

9 They are right to them that understand, and just to them that find knowledge.

Proverbs 8:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:7For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness [is] an abomination to my lips.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:7My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:7For my mouth shall utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:7For my palate shall meditate truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:7For my mouth shall utter truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:7For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:7For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:7For truth doth my mouth utter, And an abomination to my lips is wickedness.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:7For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.