Proverbs 8:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 8:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 8:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 8:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Proverbs 8:7 — World English Bible

Proverbs 8:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 8:7 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 8:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For truth doth my mouth utter, And an abomination to my lips <FI>is<Fi> wickedness.”

Proverbs 8:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 8:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 8:7 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 8:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For my mouth shall speake the trueth, and my lippes abhorre wickednesse.”

Proverbs 8:7 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 8:7 in Context — Proverbs 8

5 Entended, simples, discreción; y vosotros, locos, entrad en cordura.

6 Oid, porque hablaré cosas excelentes; y abriré mis labios para cosas rectas.

7 Porque mi boca hablará verdad, y la impiedad abominan mis labios.

8 En justicia son todas las razones de mi boca; no hay en ellas cosa perversa ni torcida.

9 Todas ellas son rectas al que entiende, y razonables á los que han hallado sabiduría.

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What Does Proverbs 8:7 Mean?

Proverbs 8:7 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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