Parallel Verses
Webster
For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
New American Standard Bible
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
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.
The Emphasized Bible
For, faithfulness, shall my mouth softly utter, but, the abomination of my lips, shall be lawlessness;
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.
Themes
Error » Definition of » Despised by saints
Frowardness » What has nothing froward in it
Knowledge » Those that find knowledge
Perversion » What has nothing perverse in it
Sin » Defined » Despised by saints
The fruit of righteousness » What is righteous
Transgression » Sin, definition of » Despised by saints
Interlinear
Hagah
'emeth
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 8:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Wisdom Calls
6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. 7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. 8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
Cross References
John 8:14
Jesus answered and said to them, Though I testify concerning myself, yet my testimony is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.
Psalm 37:30
The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
Job 36:4
For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.
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.
John 1:17
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
John 8:45-46
And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
John 14:6
Jesus saith to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no man cometh to the Father, but by me.
John 17:17
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
John 18:37
Pilate therefore said to him, Art thou a King then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a King. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should testify to the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
Revelation 3:14
And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;