Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness. New Living Translation for I speak the truth and detest every kind of deception. English Standard Version for my mouth will utter truth; wickedness is an abomination to my lips. Berean Standard Bible For my mouth will speak the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips. King James Bible For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. New King James Version For my mouth will speak truth; Wickedness is an abomination to my lips. New American Standard Bible “For my mouth will proclaim truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips. NASB 1995 “For my mouth will utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips. NASB 1977 “For my mouth will utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips. Legacy Standard Bible For my mouth will utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips. Amplified Bible “For my mouth will utter truth, And wickedness is repulsive and loathsome to my lips. Christian Standard Bible For my mouth tells the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips. Holman Christian Standard Bible For my mouth tells the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips. American Standard Version For my mouth shall utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips. Aramaic Bible in Plain English For my mouth ruminates truth and lying lips are unclean before me. Brenton Septuagint Translation For my throat shall meditate truth; and false lips are an abomination before me. Contemporary English Version I always speak the truth and refuse to tell a lie. Douay-Rheims Bible My mouth shall meditate truth, and my lips shall hate wickedness. English Revised Version For my mouth shall utter truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. GOD'S WORD® Translation My mouth expresses the truth, and wickedness is disgusting to my lips. Good News Translation What I say is the truth; lies are hateful to me. International Standard Version For my mouth speaks the truth— wickedness is detestable to me. JPS Tanakh 1917 For my mouth shall utter truth, And wickedness is an abomination to my lips. Literal Standard Version For my mouth utters truth, | And wickedness [is] an abomination to my lips. Majority Standard Bible For my mouth will speak the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips. New American Bible Indeed, my mouth utters truth, and my lips abhor wickedness. NET Bible For my mouth speaks truth, and my lips hate wickedness. New Revised Standard Version for my mouth will utter truth; wickedness is an abomination to my lips. New Heart English Bible For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips. Webster's Bible Translation For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. World English Bible For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips. Young's Literal Translation For truth doth my mouth utter, And an abomination to my lips is wickedness. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Excellence of Wisdom…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. 8All the words of my mouth are righteous; none are crooked or perverse.… Cross References John 8:14 Jesus replied, "Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going. Romans 15:8 For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God's truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs, Psalm 37:30 The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice. Treasury of Scripture For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. my mouth Job 36:4 For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee. John 1:17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. John 8:14,45,46 Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go… Proverbs 12:22 Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight. Proverbs 16:12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness. Proverbs 29:27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked. Jump to Previous Abomination Detest Disgusting Faith Goes Good Lips Meditate Mouth Palate Speak Speaks True. Truth Utter WickednessJump to Next Abomination Detest Disgusting Faith Goes Good Lips Meditate Mouth Palate Speak Speaks True. Truth Utter WickednessProverbs 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 Verse 7. - Another coordinate reason for attention. My mouth; chek, "palate" (Proverbs 5:3, where see note); the organ of speech. Shall speak truth; emeth (see on Proverbs 3:3). The verb הָגָה (hagah) properly means "to speak with one's self," "to meditate;" and so the versions translate here, meditabitur, μελετήσει; but this idea is not appropriate to the word joined with it, "the palate," and it must be taken to signify to utter, as in Psalm 35:28; Psalm 37:30, etc. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips. Resha, "wickedness," is the contrary of moral truth and right. Septuagint, "False lips are abominable in my sight." 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Hebrew Forכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction my mouth חִכִּ֑י (ḥik·kî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 2441: Palate, roof of the mouth, gums will speak יֶהְגֶּ֣ה (yeh·geh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1897: To moan, growl, utter, speak, muse the truth, אֱ֭מֶת (’ĕ·meṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness and wickedness רֶֽשַׁע׃ (re·ša‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7562: Wickedness is detestable וְתוֹעֲבַ֖ת (wə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8441: Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol to my lips. שְׂפָתַ֣י (śə·p̄ā·ṯay) Noun - fdc | first person common singular Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin Links Proverbs 8:7 NIVProverbs 8:7 NLT Proverbs 8:7 ESV Proverbs 8:7 NASB Proverbs 8:7 KJV Proverbs 8:7 BibleApps.com Proverbs 8:7 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 8:7 Chinese Bible Proverbs 8:7 French Bible Proverbs 8:7 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 8:7 For my mouth speaks truth (Prov. 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