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Proverbs 8:6-8
21st Century King James Version
Proverbs 8:6-8
21st Century King James Version
6 Hear, for I will speak of excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be of right things;
7 for my mouth shall speak truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
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Proverbs 8:6-8
New International Version
Proverbs 8:6-8
New International Version
6 Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say;
I open my lips to speak what is right.
7 My mouth speaks what is true,(A)
for my lips detest wickedness.
8 All the words of my mouth are just;
none of them is crooked or perverse.
Proverbs 8:6-8
King James Version
Proverbs 8:6-8
King James Version
6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
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Proverbs 8:6-8
New King James Version
Proverbs 8:6-8
New King James Version
6 Listen, for I will speak of (A)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.
Proverbs 8:6-8
English Standard Version
Proverbs 8:6-8
English Standard Version
6 Hear, for I will speak (A)noble things,
and from my lips will come (B)what is right,
7 for my (C)mouth will utter truth;
wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are righteous;
there is nothing (D)twisted or crooked in them.
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