Proverbs 8:8

New King James Version

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

Parallel Translations

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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;

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

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

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

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

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

Contextual Overview

¹ Does not wisdom cry out, And understanding lift up her voice? ² She takes her stand on the top of the high hill, Beside the way, where the paths meet. ³ She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city, At the entrance of the doors: ⁴ "To you, O men, I call, And my voice is to the sons of men. ⁵ O you simple ones, understand prudence, And you fools, be of an understanding heart. ⁶ Listen, for I will speak of excellent things, And from the opening of my lips will come right things; ⁷ For my mouth will speak truth; Wickedness is an abomination to my lips. ⁸ All the words of my mouth are with righteousness; Nothing crooked or perverse is in them. ⁹ They are all plain to him who understands, And right to those who find knowledge. ¹⁰ Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice 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
And he waited yet another seven days, and again he sent the dove out from the ark.

Genesis 8:11
Then the dove came to him in the evening, and behold, a freshly plucked olive leaf was in her mouth; and Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth.

Genesis 8:12
So he waited yet another seven days and sent out the dove, which did not return again to him anymore.

Song of Solomon 1:15
Behold, you are fair, my love! Behold, you are fair! You have dove's eyes.

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

Matthew 10:16
Mark 13:9-13; Luke 21:12-17">[xr] "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless 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,