Proverbs 8:7

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For my mouth speaks truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.

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  • John 8:14 : 14 Jesus answered, "Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I come from or where I am going.
  • Job 36:4 : 4 For truly, my words are not false; the one with complete knowledge is with you.
  • Ps 37:30 : 30 The mouth of the righteous person utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
  • Prov 12:22 : 22 Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are His delight.
  • Prov 16:12 : 12 Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established by righteousness.
  • Prov 29:27 : 27 The righteous detest the unjust, and the wicked detest the upright.
  • 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 tell you the truth, you do not believe me. 46 Who among you can convict me of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me?
  • John 14:6 : 6 Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'
  • John 17:17 : 17 Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.
  • John 18:37 : 37 'So you are a king, then?' said Pilate. Jesus answered, 'You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born, and for this reason I came into the world: to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.'
  • Rev 3:14 : 14 To the angel of the church in Laodicea, write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation.

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  • Prov 8:8
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    8 All the words of my mouth are righteous; none of them are twisted or perverse.

  • Prov 8:6
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    6 Listen, for I speak noble things, and what comes from my lips is right.

  • Job 27:4
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    4 my lips will not utter injustice, and my tongue will not speak deceit.

  • Prov 10:31-32
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    31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut off.

    32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perversities.

  • Job 33:2-3
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    2 Look, I have opened my mouth; my tongue has spoken in my mouth.

    3 My words come from an upright heart, and my lips speak with clarity.

  • Prov 12:22
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    22 Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are His delight.

  • Prov 8:13
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    13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior, and perverse speech.

  • Ps 109:2
    76%

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

  • Ps 10:7
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    7 His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are trouble and iniquity.

  • Job 6:30
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    30 Is there injustice on my tongue? Can my palate not discern disaster?

  • Prov 4:24
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    24 Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and keep corrupt speech far from you.

  • Ps 37:30
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    30 The mouth of the righteous person utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

  • Ps 141:3
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    3 Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.

  • Job 15:5-6
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    5 For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.

    6 Your own mouth condemns you, not I; your lips testify against you.

  • Prov 12:19
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    19 Truthful speech endures forever, but a lying tongue lasts only for a moment.

  • Prov 23:16
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    16 Yes, my inmost being will exult when your lips speak what is right.

  • Prov 16:10
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    10 A decision is on the lips of a king; his mouth does not betray justice.

  • Prov 12:17
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    17 An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness speaks deceit.

  • Ps 31:18
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    18 O LORD, let me not be put to shame, for I have called out to you. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them be silent in the grave.

  • Ps 119:13
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    13 With my lips I recount all the judgments spoken by Your mouth.

  • Ps 5:9
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    9 LORD, lead me in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make Your way straight before me.

  • Ps 34:13
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    13 Who is the person who desires life and loves many days to see good?

  • Mal 2:6
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    6 True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and turned many from sin.

  • Prov 10:11
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    11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

  • Prov 16:12-13
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    12 Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established by righteousness.

    13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love those who speak honestly.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4 A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

  • Prov 15:26
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    26 The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but gracious words are pure to Him.

  • Ps 39:1
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    1 For the director of music, for Jeduthun, a psalm of David.

  • Ps 36:3
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    3 For he flatters himself in his own eyes, thinking his iniquity will not be discovered or hated.

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    5 The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked act shamefully and disgrace themselves.

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    19 You let your mouth speak evil, and your tongue devises deceit.

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    16 But to the wicked God says: 'What right have you to recite my statutes or take my covenant on your lips?

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    8 Whose mouths speak falsehood and whose right hand is a right hand of deception.

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    7 Will you speak unjustly on God's behalf and speak deceitfully for Him?

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    6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright rescues them.

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    172 My tongue will sing of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.

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    28 The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.

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    7 No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks lies will stand in my presence.

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    43 Do not take the word of truth completely from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments.

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    4 Concerning what people do, by the word of your lips, I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.

  • Ps 51:15
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    15 Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to you.

  • Prov 10:20
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    20 The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

  • Rom 3:14
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    14 Their mouths are full of curses and bitterness.

  • Ps 12:3
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    3 Everyone speaks falsehood to their neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

  • Isa 59:3
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    3 For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with guilt. Your lips have spoken falsehood, and your tongue mutters injustice.

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    28 A worthless witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.