Proverbs 8:8

New American Standard Bible (1995)

"All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverted in them.

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.

Contextual Overview

¹ Does not wisdom call, And understanding lift up her voice? ² On top of the heights beside the way, Where the paths meet, she takes her stand; ³ Beside the gates, at the opening to the city, At the entrance of the doors, she cries out: ⁴ "To you, O men, I call, And my voice is to the sons of men. ⁵ "O naive ones, understand prudence; And, O fools, understand wisdom. ⁶ "Listen, for I will speak noble things; And the opening of my lips will reveal right things. ⁷ "For my mouth will utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips. ⁸ "All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverted in them.⁹ "They are all straightforward to him who understands, And right to those who find knowledge. ¹⁰ "Take my instruction and not silver, And knowledge rather than choicest gold.

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
So he waited yet another seven days; and again he sent out the dove from the ark.

Genesis 8:11
The dove came to him toward evening, and behold, in her beak was a freshly picked olive leaf. So Noah knew that the water was abated from the earth.

Genesis 8:12
Then he waited yet another seven days, and sent out the dove; but she did not return to him again.

Song of Solomon 1:15
"How beautiful you are, my darling, How beautiful you are! Your eyes are like doves."

Song of Solomon 2:14
"O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the secret place of the steep pathway, Let me see your form, Let me hear your voice; For your voice is sweet, And your form is lovely."

Matthew 10:16
"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves.

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,