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Proverbs 8:6-9 in English

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Proverbs 8:6-9 in American Standard Version (1901)

6 Hear, for I will speak excellent things; And the opening of my lips shall be right things.
7 For my mouth shall utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, And right to them that find knowledge.
Proverbs 8 in American Standard Version (1901)

Proverbs 8:6-9 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

6 Hearken to me; for I will speak solemn truths; and will produce right sayings from my lips.
7 For my throat shall meditate truth; and false lips are an abomination before me.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing in them wrong or perverse.
9 They are all evident to those that understand, and right to those that find knowledge.
Proverbs 8 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

Proverbs 8:6-9 in King James Version + Apocrypha

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.
9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
Proverbs 8 in King James Version + Apocrypha

Proverbs 8:6-9 in King James (Authorized) 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.
9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
Proverbs 8 in King James (Authorized) Version

Proverbs 8:6-9 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

6 Listen to me; for I will speak solemn truths; and will produce right sayings from my lips.
7 For my throat shall meditate truth; and false lips are an abomination before me.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing in them wrong or perverse.
9 They are all evident to those that understand, and right to those that find knowledge.
Proverbs 8 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

PROVERBS 8:6-9 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

6 Hear, for I will speak excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
7 For my mouth shall utter truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
PROVERBS 8 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Proverbs 8:6-9 in Translation for Translators

6 Listen to me, because I have some excellent/important things to say. What I say is what is fair/right.
7 I speak what is true; I detest speaking MTY what is false/deceptive.
8 Everything that I say is honest; there is nothing that I say that deceives people.
9 My words are clear to those who have good sense; those who are wise know that what I say is right.
Proverbs 8 in Translation for Translators

Proverbs 8:6-9 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

6 Listen to me; for I will speak solemn truths; and will produce right sayings from my lips.
7 For my throat shall meditate truth; and false lips are an abomination before me.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing in them wrong or perverse.
9 They are all evident to those that understand, and right to those that find knowledge.
Proverbs 8 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

Proverbs 8:6-9 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

6 Hear, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things.
7 For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
9 They are all plain to him who understands, right to those who find knowledge.
Proverbs 8 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 8:6-9 in World English Bible (Catholic)

6 Hear, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things.
7 For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
9 They are all plain to him who understands, right to those who find knowledge.
Proverbs 8 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Proverbs 8:6-9 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

6 Hear, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things.
7 For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
9 They are all plain to him who understands, right to those who find knowledge.
Proverbs 8 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 8:6-9 in Bible in Basic English

6 Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright.
7 For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me.
8 All the words of my mouth are righteousness; there is nothing false or twisted in them.
9 They are all true to him whose mind is awake, and straightforward to those who get knowledge.
Proverbs 8 in Bible in Basic English

Proverbs 8:6-9 in Darby Translation

6 Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
7 For my palate shall meditate truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing tortuous or perverse in them.
9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
Proverbs 8 in Darby Translation

Proverbs 8:6-9 in Douay-Rheims 1899

6 Hear, for I will speak of great things: and my lips shall be opened to preach right things.
7 My mouth shall meditate truth, and my lips shall hate wickedness.
8 All my words are just, there is nothing wicked nor perverse in them.
9 They are right to them that understand, and just to them that find knowledge.
Proverbs 8 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Proverbs 8:6-9 in Free Bible Version

6 Listen to me because I have valuable things to explain to you.
7 I say what's right, because I tell the truth and I hate wickedness in all its forms.
8 All the words I say are true; none are false or misleading.
9 My words are straightforward to anyone with understanding; they are correct to those who have knowledge.
Proverbs 8 in Free Bible Version

Proverbs 8:6-9 in Geneva Bible 1599

6 Giue eare, for I will speake of excellent things, and the opening of my lippes, shall teache things that be right.
7 For my mouth shall speake the trueth, and my lippes abhorre wickednesse.
8 All the wordes of my mouth are righteous: there is no lewdenes, nor frowardnesse in them.
9 They are all plaine to him that will vnderstande, and streight to them that woulde finde knowledge.
Proverbs 8 in Geneva Bible 1599

Proverbs 8:6-9 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

6 Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
7 For my mouth shall utter truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness, there is nothing perverse or crooked in them.
9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
Proverbs 8 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

Proverbs 8:6-9 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

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.
9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, And right to them that find knowledge.
Proverbs 8 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Proverbs 8:6-9 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

6 Hear! for of noble things will I speak; and the opening of my lips shall be of what is equitable.
7 For truth uttereth my palate ever, and the abomination of my lips is wickedness.
8 In righteousness are all the sayings of my mouth, there is in them nothing crooked or perverse.
9 They are all evident to the man of understanding, and correct to those that have obtained knowledge.
Proverbs 8 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

Proverbs 8:6-9 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

6 Hearken to me; for I will speak solemn truths; And will produce right sayings from my lips.
7 For my throat shall meditate truth; And false lips are an abomination before me.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing in them wrong or perverse.
9 They are all evident to those that understand, And right to those that find knowledge.
Proverbs 8 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Proverbs 8:6-9 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Proverbs 8:6-9 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.

Proverbs 8:6-9 in George Noyes Bible

6 Hear, for I speak excellent things, And my lips utter that which is right.
7 For my mouth speaketh truth, And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are in uprightness; There is nothing crooked or deceitful in them;
9 They are all plain to the man of understanding, And right to those who find knowledge.
Proverbs 8 in George Noyes Bible

Proverbs [Sayings] 8:6-9 in One Unity Resource Bible

6 Sh'ma ·Hear obey·, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things.
7 For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
9 They are all plain to him who understands, right to those who find knowledge.
Proverbs [Sayings] 8 in One Unity Resource Bible

Proverbs 8:6-9 in Unlocked Literal Bible

6 Listen, because I will speak of noble things, and when my lips open I will say upright things.
7 For my mouth speaks what is trustworthy, and wickedness is disgusting to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are just; in them is nothing twisted or misleading.
9 All of them are straight for the person who understands; my words are upright for those who find knowledge.
Proverbs 8 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Proverbs 8:6-9 in World English Bible

6 Hear, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things.
7 For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
9 They are all plain to him who understands, right to those who find knowledge.
Proverbs 8 in World English Bible

Proverbs 8:6-9 in World English Bible British Edition

6 Hear, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things.
7 For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
9 They are all plain to him who understands, right to those who find knowledge.
Proverbs 8 in World English Bible British Edition

Proverbs 8:6-9 in Noah Webster Bible

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.
9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
Proverbs 8 in Noah Webster Bible

Proverbs 8:6-9 in World Messianic Bible

6 Hear, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things.
7 For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
9 They are all plain to him who understands, right to those who find knowledge.
Proverbs 8 in World Messianic Bible

Proverbs 8:6-9 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

6 Hear, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things.
7 For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
9 They are all plain to him who understands, right to those who find knowledge.
Proverbs 8 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Proverbs 8:6-9 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

6 Hear ye, for I shall speak of great things; and my lips shall be opened, to preach rightful or even things.
7 My throat shall bethink truth; and my lips shall curse a wicked man.
8 My words be just; no shrewd thing, neither wayward is in those.
9 They be rightful or right to them that understand; and they be even to them that find knowing.

Proverbs 8:6-9 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

6 Hear ye (or Listen), for I shall speak of great things; and my lips shall be opened, to preach rightful things.
7 My throat shall bethink truth; and my lips shall curse a wicked man. (My mouth shall speak the truth; and my lips shall curse the wicked or for my lips hate wicked words.)
8 My words be just; no shrewd thing, neither wayward is in those. (My words be right, or true; there is nothing depraved, or wicked, in them.)
9 They be rightful to them that understand; and they be even to them that find knowing. (They be right to those who understand; and they be obvious to those who find knowledge.)

Proverbs 8:6-9 in Young's Literal Translation

6 Hearken, for noble things I speak, And the opening of my lips is uprightness.
7 For truth doth my mouth utter, And an abomination to my lips is wickedness.
8 In righteousness are all the sayings of my mouth, Nothing in them is froward and perverse.
9 All of them are plain to the intelligent, And upright to those finding knowledge.