Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

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

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.

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.

The Emphasized Bible

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

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 ye, for I will speak dear things; and the openings of my lips uprightnesses. 7 For my palate shall meditate the truth, and evil is the abomination of my lips. 8 In justice are all the sayings of my mouth; nothing in them crooked and perverse.

Cross References

John 8:14

Jesus answered and said to them. Though I testify of myself; my testimony is true: for I know whence I came, and where I retire; but ye know not whence I came and where I retire.

Psalm 37:30

The mouth of the just one shall speak wisdom, and his tongue shall speak judgment

Job 36:4

For truly my words are not falsehood: the perfect of knowledge with thee.

Proverbs 12:22

Lips of falsehood an abomination of Jehovah: and they doing faithfulness his delight

Proverbs 16:12

An abomination of kings to do injustice: for in justice shall the throne be prepared.

Proverbs 29:27

A man of iniquity is an abomination of the just; and the upright of way, an abomination of the unjust one.

John 1:17

For the law was given by Moses; grace and truth were by Jesus Christ.

John 8:45-46

And because I say the truth, ye believe me not.

John 14:6

Jesus says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one comes to the Father, except by me.

John 17:17

Render them holy in thy truth: thy word is truth.

John 18:37

Then said Pilate to him, Art thou not then king? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am king. For this was I born, and for this came I into the world, that I testify to the truth. Every one being of the truth hears my voice.

Revelation 3:14

And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; Thus says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

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