Proverbs 8:8

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
All the words from my mouth are righteous;none of them are deceptive or perverse.

Hebrew Names Version
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.

King James Version
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.

English Standard Version
All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.

New Century Version
Everything I say is honest; nothing I say is crooked or false.

New English Translation
All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing in them twisted or crooked.

Amplified Bible
"All the words of my mouth are in righteousness (upright, in right standing with God); There is nothing contrary to truth or perverted (crooked) in them.

New American Standard Bible
"All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverted in them.

World English Bible
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.

Geneva Bible (1587)
All the wordes of my mouth are righteous: there is no lewdenes, nor frowardnesse in them.

Legacy Standard Bible
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness;There is nothing twisted or crooked in them.

Berean Standard Bible
All the words of my mouth are righteous; none are crooked or perverse.

Contemporary English Version
Every word I speak is honest, not one is misleading or deceptive.

Complete Jewish Bible
All the words from my mouth are righteous; nothing false or crooked is in them.

Darby Translation
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing tortuous or perverse in them.

Easy-to-Read Version
Everything I say is right; there is nothing false or crooked about it.

George Lamsa Translation
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing perverse or deceptive in them.

Good News Translation
Everything I say is true; nothing is false or misleading.

Lexham English Bible
All sayings of my mouth are in righteousness; none of them are twisted and crooked.

Literal Translation
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; nothing crooked or perverse is in them;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
All the wordes of my mouth are rightuous, there is no frowardnesse ner falsede therin.

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

Bible in Basic English
All the words of my mouth are righteousness; there is nothing false or twisted in them.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness, there is nothing perverse or crooked in them.

King James Version (1611)
All the words of my mouth are in righteousnes, there is nothing froward or peruerse in them.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
All the wordes of my mouth are righteous, there is no frowardnes nor falsehood in them.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing in them wrong or perverse.

English Revised Version
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing crooked or perverse in them.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
My wordis ben iust; no schrewid thing, nether weiward is in tho.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
All the words of my mouth [are] in righteousness; [there is] nothing froward or perverse in them.

New King James Version
All the words of my mouth are with righteousness; Nothing crooked or perverse is in them.

New Living Translation
My advice is wholesome. There is nothing devious or crooked in it.

New Life Bible
All the words of my mouth are right and good. There is nothing in them that is against the truth.

New Revised Standard
All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
In righteousness, shall be all the sayings of my mouth, nothing therein, shall be crafty or perverse;

Douay-Rheims Bible
All my words are just, there is nothing wicked, nor perverse in them.

Revised Standard Version
All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.

Young's Literal Translation
In righteousness [are] all the sayings of my mouth, Nothing in them is froward and perverse.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverted in them.

Contextual Overview

¹ Do you hear Lady Wisdom calling? Can you hear Madame Insight raising her voice? She's taken her stand at First and Main, at the busiest intersection. Right in the city square where the traffic is thickest, she shouts, "You—I'm talking to all of you, everyone out here on the streets! Listen, you idiots—learn good sense! You blockheads—shape up! Don't miss a word of this—I'm telling you how to live well, I'm telling you how to live at your best. My mouth chews and savors and relishes truth— I can't stand the taste of evil! You'll only hear true and right words from my mouth; not one syllable will be twisted or skewed. You'll recognize this as true—you with open minds; truth-ready minds will see it at once. Prefer my life-disciplines over chasing after money, and God-knowledge over a lucrative career. For Wisdom is better than all the trappings of wealth; nothing you could wish for holds a candle to her.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

All: Psalms 12:6, Isaiah 45:23, Isaiah 63:1

there: Proverbs 8:13, John 7:46

froward: Heb. wreathed

Reciprocal: Job 33:3 - the Job 36:4 - my Proverbs 4:24 - a Isaiah 8:16 - among Revelation 14:5 - in

Cross-References

Genesis 8:10
He waited seven more days and sent out the dove again. It came back in the evening with a freshly picked olive leaf in its beak. Noah knew that the flood was about finished.

Genesis 8:12
He waited another seven days and sent the dove out a third time. This time it didn't come back.

Song of Solomon 1:15

The Man

Oh, my dear friend! You're so beautiful! And your eyes so beautiful—like doves!

Song of Solomon 2:14
class="poetry"> I'm just a wildflower picked from the plains of Sharon, a lotus blossom from the valley pools.

The Man

A lotus blossoming in a swamp of weeds— that's my dear friend among the girls in the village.

The Woman

As an apricot tree stands out in the forest, my lover stands above the young men in town. All I want is to sit in his shade, to taste and savor his delicious love. He took me home with him for a festive meal, but his eyes feasted on me! Oh! Give me something refreshing to eat—and quickly! Apricots, raisins—anything. I'm about to faint with love! His left hand cradles my head, and his right arm encircles my waist! Oh, let me warn you, sisters in Jerusalem, by the gazelles, yes, by all the wild deer: Don't excite love, don't stir it up, until the time is ripe—and you're ready. Look! Listen! There's my lover! Do you see him coming? Vaulting the mountains, leaping the hills. My lover is like a gazelle, graceful; like a young stag, virile. Look at him there, on tiptoe at the gate, all ears, all eyes—ready! My lover has arrived and he's speaking to me!

The Man

Get up, my dear friend, fair and beautiful lover—come to me! Look around you: Winter is over; the winter rains are over, gone! Spring flowers are in blossom all over. The whole world's a choir—and singing! Spring warblers are filling the forest with sweet arpeggios. Lilacs are exuberantly purple and perfumed, and cherry trees fragrant with blossoms. Oh, get up, dear friend, my fair and beautiful lover—come to me! Come, my shy and modest dove— leave your seclusion, come out in the open. Let me see your face, let me hear your voice. For your voice is soothing and your face is ravishing.

Matthew 10:16
"Stay alert. This is hazardous work I'm assigning you. You're going to be like sheep running through a wolf pack, so don't call attention to yourselves. Be as cunning as a snake, inoffensive as a dove.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

All the words of my mouth [are] in righteousness,.... Or "with righteousness" x; are connected with it, are agreeable to it; are righteous ones, consistent with righteousness, with the righteous nature, will, and law of God: or "are concerning righteousness" y the necessity of righteousness in order to eternal life; the insufficiency of man's own righteousness to entitle to it; the need, worth, and excellency of the righteousness of Christ for that purpose; and of the propriety and usefulness of a life of righteousness and holiness, which the grace of God instructs men in;

[there is] nothing froward or perverse in them; that is contrary to right reason, or to the law of God, or to the Scriptures of truth, or to the analogy of faith; nor is there any contradiction in the doctrines of the Gospel one to another, but an entire harmony and uniformity in them; they are not "yea" and "nay".

x בצדק "cum justitia", Piscator, Gejerus, Michaelis;

μετα δικαιοσυνης, Sept. y "Gloriatio de justitia sua, vel invitatio ad accipiendam justitiam per fidem", Cocceius.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Words of the ideal Wisdom, which find their highest fulfillment in that of the Incarnate Word. Compare Luke 4:22; Matthew 11:19.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 8:8. All the words - are in righteousness — בצדק betsedek, in justice and equity, testifying what man owes to his God, to his neighbour, and to himself; giving to each his due. This is the true import of צדק tsadak.

There is nothing froward — נפתל niphtal, tortuous, involved, or difficult.

Or perverse — עקש ikkesh, distorted, leading to obstinacy. On the contrary,