Proverbes 8:8

Darby's French Translation

Toutes les paroles de ma bouche sont selon la justice, il n'y a rien en elles de pervers ni de tortueux;

Parallel Translations

La Bible David Martin (1744)
Tous les discours de ma bouche [sont] avec justice, il n'y a rien en eux de contraint, ni de mauvais.

La Bible Ostervald (1996)
Toutes les paroles de ma bouche sont selon la justice; il n'y a rien en elles de faux ni de trompeur.

Louis Segond (1910)
Toutes les paroles de ma bouche sont justes, Elles n'ont rien de faux ni de détourné;

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

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,