Proverbs 8:7

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּֽי־אֱ֭מֶת יֶהְגֶּ֣ה חִכִּ֑י וְתוֹעֲבַ֖ת שְׂפָתַ֣י רֶֽשַׁע׃

Transliteration

For-ʾĕmet yehgeh ḥikkî, and-tôʿăbat śᵊpātay rešaʿ

Grammar Details

*ʾĕmet*: feminine singular noun - truth
*yehgeh*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it utters/meditates
*ḥikkî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my palate/mouth
*tôʿăbat*: feminine singular construct - abomination of
*śᵊpātay*: feminine dual noun with 1st person singular suffix - my lips
*rešaʿ*: masculine singular noun - wickedness

Word Meanings

*ʾĕmet*: truth/faithfulness/reliability
*yehgeh*: utters/meditates/mutters
*ḥikkî*: my palate/mouth/taste
*tôʿăbat*: abomination/detestable thing
*rešaʿ*: wickedness/evil/injustice

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

John 8:14 : 14 Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.
Job 36:4 : 4 For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.
Ps 37:30 : 30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh{H8762)} of judgment.
Prov 12:22 : 22 Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: 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 just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
John 1:17 : 17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
John 8:45-46 : 45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. 46 Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
John 14:6 : 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way , the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
John 17:17 : 17 Sanctify them through thy 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 was I born, and for this cause came I 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 unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Prov 8:8
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8All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
Prov 8:6
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6Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
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4My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
Prov 10:31-32
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31The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
Job 33:2-3
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2Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
3My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
Prov 12:22
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22Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
Prov 8:13
77%
13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
Ps 109:2
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2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
Ps 10:7
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7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
Job 6:30
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30Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?
Prov 4:24
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24Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
Ps 37:30
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30The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh{H8762)} of judgment.
Ps 141:3
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3Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
Job 15:5-6
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5For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
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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
75%
16Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
Prov 16:10
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10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
Prov 12:17
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17He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
Ps 31:18
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18Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
Ps 119:13
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13With my lips have I declared all the judgments 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
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6The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.
Prov 10:11
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11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Prov 16:12-13
2 verses
74%
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%
4A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
Prov 15:26
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26The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
Ps 39:1
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Ps 36:3
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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{H8804)} thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth{H8686)} deceit.
Ps 50:16
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Ps 144:8
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8Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
Job 13:7
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7Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?
Prov 12:6
72%
6The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
Ps 119:172
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172My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.
Prov 15:28
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28The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
Ps 101:7
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7He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
Ps 119:43
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43And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.
Ps 17:4
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4Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
Ps 51:15
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15O Lord, open{H8799)} thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth{H8686)} thy praise.
Prov 10:20
72%
20The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
Rom 3:14
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14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
Ps 12:3
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3The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
Isa 59:3
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Prov 19:28
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28An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.