Proverbs 8:7–8

7 for my wmouth will utter truth;

wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

8 All the words of my mouth are righteous;

there is nothing xtwisted or crooked in them.

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

7 My mouth speaks what is true,

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 — 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.

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