Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say; I open my lips to speak what is right. New Living Translation Listen to me! For I have important things to tell you. Everything I say is right, English Standard Version Hear, for I will speak noble things, and from my lips will come what is right, Berean Standard Bible Listen, for I speak of noble things, and the opening of my lips will reveal right. King James Bible Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. New King James Version Listen, for I will speak of excellent things, And from the opening of my lips will come right things; New American Standard Bible “Listen, for I will speak noble things; And the opening of my lips will reveal right things. NASB 1995 “Listen, for I will speak noble things; And the opening of my lips will reveal right things. NASB 1977 “Listen, for I shall speak noble things; And the opening of my lips will produce right things. Legacy Standard Bible Listen, for I will speak noble things; And the opening of my lips will reveal upright things. Amplified Bible “Listen, for I will speak excellent and noble things; And the opening of my lips will reveal right things. Christian Standard Bible Listen, for I speak of noble things, and what my lips say is right. Holman Christian Standard Bible Listen, for I speak of noble things, and what my lips say is right. American Standard Version Hear, for I will speak excellent things; And the opening of my lips shall be right things. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Hear me, because it is truth that I speak, and my mouth opens with uprightness. Brenton Septuagint Translation Hearken to me; for I will speak solemn truths; and will produce right sayings from my lips. Contemporary English Version Listen, because what I say is worthwhile and right. Douay-Rheims Bible Hear, for I will speak of great things: and my lips shall be opened to preach right things. English Revised Version Hear, for I will speak excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. GOD'S WORD® Translation Listen! I am speaking about noble things, and my lips will say what is right. Good News Translation Listen to my excellent words; all I tell you is right. International Standard Version Listen, because I have noble things to say, and what I have to say will reveal what is right. JPS Tanakh 1917 Hear, for I will speak excellent things, And the opening of my lips shall be right things. Literal Standard Version Listen, for I speak noble things, | And the opening of my lips [is] uprightness. Majority Standard Bible Listen, for I speak of noble things, and the opening of my lips will reveal right. New American Bible Listen! for noble things I speak; my lips proclaim honest words. NET Bible Listen, for I will speak excellent things, and my lips will utter what is right. New Revised Standard Version Hear, for I will speak noble things, and from my lips will come what is right; New Heart English Bible Hear, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things. Webster's Bible Translation Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. World English Bible Hear, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things. Young's Literal Translation Hearken, for noble things I speak, And the opening of my lips is uprightness. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Excellence of Wisdom…5O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding. 6Listen, for I speak of noble things, and the opening of my lips will reveal right. 7For my mouth will speak the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.… Cross References Proverbs 22:20 Have I not written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge, Proverbs 23:16 My inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right. Treasury of Scripture Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. for Proverbs 2:6,7 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding… Proverbs 4:2,20,22 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law… Proverbs 22:20,21 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, … the opening Job 33:1-3 Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words… Matthew 5:2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, Matthew 7:28,29 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: … Jump to Previous Ear Excellent Hear Hearken Lips Noble Open Opening Reveal Right Speak True. Upright Uprightness Words WorthyJump to Next Ear Excellent Hear Hearken Lips Noble Open Opening Reveal Right Speak True. Upright Uprightness Words WorthyProverbs 8 1. the fame6. and evidence of wisdom 10. The excellence 12. the nature 15. the power 18. the riches 22. and the eternity of wisdom 32. Wisdom is to be desired for the blessedness it brings (6) The opening of my lips shall be right things.--That is, I will open my mouth to speak them.Verse 6. - I will speak of excellent things; de rebus magnis, Vulgate; σεμνὰ γὰρ ἐρῶ, Septuagint. The Hebrew nagid is elsewhere used of persons; e.g. a prince, leader (1 Samuel 9:16; 1 Chronicles 26:24); so it may here be best translated "princely," "noble" - an epithet which the subject matter of Wisdom's discourse fully confirms (comp. Proverbs 22:20, though the word there is different). Hitzig and others, following the Syriac, prefer the meaning, "plain, evident truths" (comp. ver. 9); but the former interpretation is most suitable. The opening of my lips shall be right things. That which I announce when I open my mouth is just and right (Proverbs 23:16). Septuagint. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Listen,שִׁ֭מְעוּ (mə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I speak אֲדַבֵּ֑ר (’ă·ḏab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue of noble things, נְגִידִ֣ים (nə·ḡî·ḏîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5057: A commander, civil, military, religious, honorable themes and the opening וּמִפְתַּ֥ח (ū·mip̄·taḥ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4669: An aperture, utterance of my lips שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י (p̄ā·ṯay) Noun - fdc | first person common singular Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin [will reveal] right. מֵישָׁרִֽים׃ (mê·šā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4339: Evenness, prosperity, concord, straightness, rectitude Links Proverbs 8:6 NIVProverbs 8:6 NLT Proverbs 8:6 ESV Proverbs 8:6 NASB Proverbs 8:6 KJV Proverbs 8:6 BibleApps.com Proverbs 8:6 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 8:6 Chinese Bible Proverbs 8:6 French Bible Proverbs 8:6 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 8:6 Hear for I will speak excellent things (Prov. 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