Proverbs 8:7

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • John 8:14 : 14 Jesus answered and said unto them, Even if I bear witness of myself, my witness is true; for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye know not whence I come, or whither I go.
  • Job 36:4 : 4 For truly my words are not false: One that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.
  • Ps 37:30 : 30 The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom, And his tongue speaketh justice.
  • Prov 12:22 : 22 Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight.
  • Prov 16:12 : 12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.
  • Prov 29:27 : 27 An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.
  • John 1:17 : 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
  • John 8:45-46 : 45 But because I say the truth, ye believe me not. 46 Which of you convicteth me of sin? If I say truth, why do ye not believe me?
  • John 14:6 : 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.
  • John 17:17 : 17 Sanctify them in the truth: thy word is truth.
  • John 18:37 : 37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end have I been born, and to this end am I come into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
  • Rev 3:14 : 14 And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:

Similar Verses (AI)

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    8All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.

  • Prov 8:6
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    6Hear, for I will speak excellent things; And the opening of my lips shall be right things.

  • Job 27:4
    82%

    4Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.

  • Prov 10:31-32
    2 verses
    80%

    31The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.

    32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] perverseness.

  • Job 33:2-3
    2 verses
    79%

    2Behold now, I have opened my mouth; My tongue hath spoken in my mouth.

    3My words [shall utter] the uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.

  • Prov 12:22
    78%

    22Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight.

  • Prov 8:13
    77%

    13The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.

  • Ps 109:2
    76%

    2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me: They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue.

  • Ps 10:7
    75%

    7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression: Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

  • Job 6:30
    75%

    30Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my taste discern mischievous things?

  • Prov 4:24
    75%

    24Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.

  • Ps 37:30
    75%

    30The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom, And his tongue speaketh justice.

  • Ps 141:3
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    3Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.

  • Job 15:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5For thine iniquity teacheth thy mouth, And thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

    6Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I; Yea, thine own lips testify against thee.

  • Prov 12:19
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    19The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

  • Prov 23:16
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    16Yea, my heart will rejoice, When thy lips speak right things.

  • Prov 16:10
    75%

    10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

  • Prov 12:17
    74%

    17He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness; But a false witness, deceit.

  • Ps 31:18
    74%

    18Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.

  • Ps 119:13
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    13With my lips have I declared All the ordinances of thy mouth.

  • Ps 5:9
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    9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is very wickedness; Their throat is an open sepulchre; They flatter with their tongue.

  • Ps 34:13
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    13Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.

  • Mal 2:6
    74%

    6The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many away from iniquity.

  • Prov 10:11
    74%

    11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 16:12-13
    2 verses
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    12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.

    13Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.

  • Prov 17:4
    73%

    4An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; [And] a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

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    26Evil devices are an abomination to Jehovah; But pleasant words [are] pure.

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    1[For the Chief Musician, for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David]. I said, I will take heed to my ways, That I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, While the wicked is before me.

  • Ps 36:3
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    3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise [and] to do good.

  • Prov 13:5
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    5A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

  • Ps 50:19
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    19Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit.

  • Ps 50:16
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    16But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, And that thou hast taken my covenant in thy mouth,

  • Ps 144:8
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    8Whose mouth speaketh deceit, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

  • Job 13:7
    73%

    7Will ye speak unrighteously for God, And talk deceitfully for him?

  • Prov 12:6
    72%

    6The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

  • Ps 119:172
    72%

    172Let my tongue sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are righteousness.

  • Prov 15:28
    72%

    28The heart of the righteous studieth to answer; But the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

  • Ps 101:7
    72%

    7He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: He that speaketh falsehood shall not be established before mine eyes.

  • Ps 119:43
    72%

    43And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; For I have hoped in thine ordinances.

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    4As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.

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    72%

    15O Lord, open thou my lips; And my mouth shall show forth thy praise.

  • Prov 10:20
    72%

    20The tongue of the righteous is [as] choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth.

  • Rom 3:14
    72%

    14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:

  • Ps 12:3
    71%

    3Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh great things;

  • Isa 59:3
    71%

    3For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue muttereth wickedness.

  • Prov 19:28
    71%

    28A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.