Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Hear, for, princely things, will I speak, and the opening of my lips shall be of equity;
New American Standard Bible
And the opening of my lips will reveal
King James Version
Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
Holman Bible
and what my lips say is right.
International Standard Version
Listen, because I have noble things to say, and what I have to say will reveal what is right.
A Conservative Version
Hear, for I will speak excellent things. And the opening of my lips shall be right things.
American Standard Version
Hear, for I will speak excellent things; And the opening of my lips shall be right things.
Amplified
“Listen, for I will speak excellent and noble things;
And the opening of my lips will reveal right things.
Bible in Basic English
Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright.
Darby Translation
Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
Julia Smith Translation
Hear ye, for I will speak dear things; and the openings of my lips uprightnesses.
King James 2000
Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and from the opening of my lips shall come right things.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Listen! For noble things I will speak, and upright things from the opening of my lips.
Modern King James verseion
Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Give ear, for I will speak of great matters, and open my lips to tell things that be right.
NET Bible
Listen, for I will speak excellent things, and my lips will utter what is right.
New Heart English Bible
Hear, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things.
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
Hearken, for noble things I speak, And the opening of my lips is uprightness.
Themes
Frowardness » What has nothing froward in it
Knowledge » Those that find knowledge
Perversion » What has nothing perverse in it
The fruit of righteousness » What is righteous
Interlinear
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Dabar
Nagiyd
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 8:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Wisdom Calls
5 Understand, ye simple ones, shrewdness, and, ye dullards understand sense; 6 Hear, for, princely things, will I speak, and the opening of my lips shall be of equity; 7 For, faithfulness, shall my mouth softly utter, but, the abomination of my lips, shall be lawlessness;
Cross References
Job 33:1-3
But, in very deed, hear, I pray thee, Job, my discourse, and, to all my words, give thou ear.
Psalm 19:7-11
The, law of Yahweh, is complete, Bringing back the soul, The, testimony of Yahweh, is confirmed, Making wise the simple;
Psalm 49:3
My mouth, shall speak forth Wisdom, And the soft utterance of my heart be Understanding:
Proverbs 2:6-7
For, Yahweh, giveth wisdom, out of his mouth, knowledge and understanding;
Proverbs 4:2
For, good teaching, have I given you, mine instruction, do not ye forsake.
Proverbs 4:20-22
My son, to my words, attend, to my sayings, incline thou thine ear;
Proverbs 22:20-21
Have I not written for thee noble things, with counsels and knowledge:
Proverbs 23:16
So shall my reins exult, when thy lips speak the things that are right.
Matthew 5:2-12
and, opening his mouth, he began teaching them, saying: -
Matthew 7:28-29
And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these words, with astonishment were the multitudes being struck at his teaching;
Matthew 13:35
that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken through the prophet, saying - I will open, in parables, my mouth, I will bring up things hidden from the foundation!
1 Corinthians 2:6-7
Wisdom, however, we do speak, among the full-grown, - wisdom, indeed, not of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are to come to nought;
Colossians 1:26
The sacred secret which had been hidden away from the ages and from the generations, but, now, hath been made manifest unto his saints -