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Proverbs 8:7–9

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.

9 They are all plain to him who understands,

And right to those who find knowledge.

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Proverbs 8:7–9 — The New International Version (NIV)

My mouth speaks what is true,

for my lips detest wickedness.

All the words of my mouth are just;

none of them is crooked or perverse.

To the discerning all of them are right;

they are upright to those who have found knowledge.

Proverbs 8:7–9 — English Standard Version (ESV)

for my mouth will utter truth;

wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

All the words of my mouth are righteous;

there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.

They are all straight to him who understands,

and right to those who find knowledge.

Proverbs 8:7–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

For my mouth shall speak truth;

And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

All the words of my mouth are in righteousness;

There is nothing froward or perverse in them.

They are all plain to him that understandeth,

And right to them that find knowledge.

Proverbs 8:7–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

for I speak the truth

and detest every kind of deception.

My advice is wholesome.

There is nothing devious or crooked in it.

My words are plain to anyone with understanding,

clear to those with knowledge.

Proverbs 8:7–9 — New Century Version (NCV)

What I say is true,

I refuse to speak evil.

Everything I say is honest;

nothing I say is crooked or false.

People with good sense know what I say is true;

and those with knowledge know my words are right.

Proverbs 8:7–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

For my mouth shall utter truth;

And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

All the words of my mouth are in righteousness;

There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.

They are all plain to him that understandeth,

And right to them that find knowledge.

Proverbs 8:7–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

For my palate shall meditate truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing tortuous or perverse in them. They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

Proverbs 8:7–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

My mouth expresses the truth, 

and wickedness is disgusting to my lips. 

Everything I say is fair, 

and there is nothing twisted or crooked in it. 

All of it is clear to a person who has understanding 

and right to those who have acquired knowledge. 

Proverbs 8:7–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

For my mouth tells the truth,

and wickedness is detestable to my lips.

All the words of my mouth are righteous;

none of them are deceptive or perverse.

All of them are clear to the perceptive,

and right to those who discover knowledge.

Proverbs 8:7–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

for my mouth will utter truth;

wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

All the words of my mouth are righteous;

there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.

They are all straight to one who understands

and right to those who find knowledge.

Proverbs 8:7–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

My mouth will utter truth,

and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

All sayings of my mouth are in righteousness;

none of them are twisted and crooked.

All of them are straight to him who understands,

and upright to those who find knowledge.

Proverbs 8:7–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

My mouth speaks what is true.

My lips hate evil.

All the words of my mouth are honest.

None of them is twisted or sinful.

To those who have understanding, all my words are right.

To those who have knowledge, they are true.

Proverbs 8:7–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“For my mouth will utter truth;

And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness;

There is nothing crooked or perverted in them.

“They are all straightforward to him who understands,

And right to those who find knowledge.


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