Proverbs 8:7

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

For my mouth speaks truth, and my lips hate wickedness.

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Referenced Verses

  • 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 people do not know where I came from or where I am going.
  • Job 36:4 : 4 For in truth, my words are not false; it is one complete in knowledge who is with you.
  • Ps 37:30 : 30 The godly speak wise words and promote justice.
  • Prov 12:22 : 22 The LORD abhors a person who lies, but those who deal truthfully are his delight.
  • Prov 16:12 : 12 Doing wickedness is an abomination to kings, because a throne is established in righteousness.
  • Prov 29:27 : 27 An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.
  • John 1:17 : 17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ.
  • John 8:45-46 : 45 But because I am telling you the truth, you do not believe me. 46 Who among you can prove me guilty of any sin? If I am telling you the truth, why don’t you believe me?
  • John 14:6 : 6 Jesus replied,“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
  • John 17:17 : 17 Set them apart in the truth; your word is truth.
  • John 18:37 : 37 Then Pilate said,“So you are a king!” Jesus replied,“You say that I am a king. For this reason 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 Church in Laodicea“To the angel of the church in Laodicea write the following:“This is the solemn pronouncement of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originator of God’s creation:

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    6Listen, for I will speak excellent things, and my lips will utter what is right.

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    4my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will whisper no deceit.

  • Prov 10:31-32
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    31The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed.

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

    3My words come from the uprightness of my heart, and my lips will utter knowledge sincerely.

  • Prov 12:22
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    22The LORD abhors a person who lies, but those who deal truthfully are his delight.

  • Prov 8:13
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    13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.

  • Ps 109:2
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    2For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.

  • Job 6:30
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    30Is there any falsehood on my lips? Can my mouth not discern evil things?

  • Prov 4:24
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    24Remove perverse speech from your mouth; keep devious talk far from your lips.

  • Ps 37:30
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    30The godly speak wise words and promote justice.

  • Ps 141:3
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    3O LORD, place a guard on my mouth! Protect the opening of my lips!

  • Job 15:5-6
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    5Your sin inspires your mouth; you choose the language of the crafty.

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

  • Prov 12:19
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    19The one who tells the truth will endure forever, but the one who lies will last only for a moment.

  • Prov 23:16
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    16my soul will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

  • Prov 16:10
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    10The divine verdict is in the words of the king, his pronouncements must not act treacherously against justice.

  • Prov 12:17
    74%

    17The faithful witness tells what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.

  • Ps 31:18
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    18May lying lips be silenced– lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!

  • Ps 119:13
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    13With my lips I proclaim all the regulations you have revealed.

  • Ps 5:9
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    9For they do not speak the truth; their stomachs are like the place of destruction, their throats like an open grave, their tongues like a steep slope leading into it.

  • Ps 34:13
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    13Then make sure you don’t speak evil words or use deceptive speech!

  • Mal 2:6
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    6He taught what was true; sinful words were not found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and integrity, and he turned many people away from sin.

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

  • Prov 16:12-13
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    12Doing wickedness is an abomination to kings, because a throne is established in righteousness.

    13The delight of a king is righteous counsel, and he will love the one who speaks uprightly.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue.

  • Prov 15:26
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    26The LORD abhors the plans of the wicked, but pleasant words are pure.

  • Ps 39:1
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    1For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. I decided,“I will watch what I say and make sure I do not sin with my tongue. I will put a muzzle over my mouth while in the presence of an evil man.”

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    3The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

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    5The righteous person will reject anything false, but the wicked person will act in shameful disgrace.

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    19You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive.

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    16God says this to the evildoer:“How can you declare my commands, and talk about my covenant?

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    8who speak lies, and make false promises.

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    7Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf? Will you speak deceitfully for him?

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    6The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood, but the words of the upright will deliver them.

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    172May my tongue sing about your instructions, for all your commands are just.

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    28The heart of the righteous considers how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

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    7Deceitful people will not live in my palace. Liars will not be welcome in my presence.

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    72%

    43Do not completely deprive me of a truthful testimony, for I await your justice.

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    4As for the actions of people– just as you have commanded, I have not followed in the footsteps of violent men.

  • Ps 51:15
    72%

    15O Lord, give me the words! Then my mouth will praise you.

  • Prov 10:20
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    20What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value.

  • Rom 3:14
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    14“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

  • Ps 12:3
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    3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!

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    71%

    3For your hands are stained with blood and your fingers with sin; your lips speak lies, your tongue utters malicious words.

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    71%

    28A crooked witness scorns justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.