Proverbs 8:7–8
7 My mouth speaks what is true,z
for my lips detest wickedness.
8 All the words of my mouth are just;
none of them is crooked or perverse.
Proverbs 8:7–8 — English Standard Version (ESV)
7 for my mouth will utter truth;
wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are righteous;
there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.
Proverbs 8:7–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
Proverbs 8:7–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)
7 for I speak the truth
and detest every kind of deception.
8 My advice is wholesome.
There is nothing devious or crooked in it.
Proverbs 8:7–8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
7 For my mouth will speak truth;
Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are with righteousness;
Nothing crooked or perverse is in them.
Proverbs 8:7–8 — New Century Version (NCV)
7 What I say is true,
I refuse to speak evil.
8 Everything I say is honest;
nothing I say is crooked or false.
Proverbs 8:7–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)
7 For my mouth shall utter truth;
And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness;
There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
Proverbs 8:7–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
7 For my palate shall meditate truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. 8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing tortuous or perverse in them.
Proverbs 8:7–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
7 My mouth expresses the truth,
and wickedness is disgusting to my lips.
8 Everything I say is fair,
and there is nothing twisted or crooked in it.
Proverbs 8:7–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
7 For my mouth tells the truth,
and wickedness is detestable to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are righteous;
none of them are deceptive or perverse.
Proverbs 8:7–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
7 for my mouth will utter truth;
wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are righteous;
there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.
Proverbs 8:7–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
7 My mouth will utter truth,
and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All sayings of my mouth are in righteousness;
none of them are twisted and crooked.
Proverbs 8:7–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
7 My mouth speaks what is true.
My lips hate evil.
8 All the words of my mouth are honest.
None of them is twisted or sinful.
Proverbs 8:7–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
7 “For my mouth will utter truth;
And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 “All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness;
There is nothing crooked or perverted in them.