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Proverbs 8:7 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. "
Proverbs 8:7
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
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
They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
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Proverbs 8:1
"Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?"
Proverbs 8:2
"She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths."
Proverbs 8:3
"She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors."
Proverbs 8:4
"Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man."
Proverbs 8:5
"O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart."
Proverbs 8:6
"Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things."
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