Proverbs 8:8

King James Version

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

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 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? ² She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. ³ She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. ⁴ Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man. ⁵ O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. 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. 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 stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;

Genesis 8:11
And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

Genesis 8:12
And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.

Song of Solomon 1:15
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.

Song of Solomon 2:14
O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.

Matthew 10:16
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore 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,