Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

For, faithfulness, shall my mouth softly utter, but, the abomination of my lips, shall be lawlessness;

New American Standard Bible

“For my mouth will utter truth;
And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

For my mouth tells the truth,
and wickedness is detestable to my lips.

International Standard Version

For my mouth speaks the truth wickedness is detestable to me.

A Conservative Version

For my mouth shall utter truth. And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


“For my mouth will utter truth,
And wickedness is repulsive and loathsome to my lips.

Bible in Basic English

For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

For my palate shall meditate the truth, and evil is the abomination of my lips.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

My mouth will utter truth, and wickedness [is] an abomination to my lips.

Modern King James verseion

For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is hateful to my lips.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For my throat shall be talking of the truth, and my lips abhor ungodliness.

NET Bible

For my mouth speaks truth, and my lips hate wickedness.

New Heart English Bible

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

Webster

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For my mouth
חך 
Chek 
mouth, roof of the mouth, taste
Usage: 18

הגה 
Hagah 
Usage: 25

רשׁע 
Resha` 
Usage: 30

is an abomination
תּעבה תּועבה 
Tow`ebah 
Usage: 117

Verse Info

Context Readings

Wisdom Calls

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; 8 In righteousness, shall be all the sayings of my mouth, nothing therein, shall be crafty or perverse;


Cross References

John 8:14

Jesus answered, and said unto them - Even though, I, bear witness concerning myself, true, is my witness, because I know whence I came, and whither I go; but, ye, know not whence I come, and whither I go.

Psalm 37:30

The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice:

Job 36:4

For, of a truth - not false, are my words, One of competent knowledge, is with thee.

Proverbs 12:22

An abomination to Yahweh, are lips that are false, but, he that dealeth faithfully, is his delight.

Proverbs 16:12

The abomination of kings, is to work lawlessness, for, by righteousness, is established a throne.

Proverbs 29:27

An abomination to the righteous, is the man of perversity, and, an abomination to the lawless, is a man of straightforward way.

John 1:17

Because, the law, through Moses, was given, favour and truth, through Jesus Christ, came into existence.

John 8:45-46

But, as for me, because, the truth, I speak, ye do not believe me.

John 14:6

Jesus saith unto him - I, am the way, and the truth, and the life: No one, cometh unto the Father, but through me.

John 17:17

Hallow them in the truth: Thine own word, is, truth:

John 18:37

Pilate, therefore, said unto him - And yet, thou, art, not a king? Jesus answered - Thou, sayest, that, a king, I am: I, for this, have been born, and, for this, have come into the world, - that I may bear witness unto the truth: Every one who is of the truth, hearkeneth unto my voice.

Revelation 3:14

And, unto the messenger of the assembly, in Laodicea, write: - These things, saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness the beginning of the creation of God:

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