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


In Context

4 "To you, O men, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind.

5 You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, gain understanding.

6 Listen, for I have worthy things to say; I open my lips to speak what is right.

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

8 All the words of my mouth are just; none of them is crooked or perverse.

9 To the discerning all of them are right; they are faultless to those who have 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:7My mouth shall meditate truth, and my lips shall hate 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.