Proverbs 8:7
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.)
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 37:30The mouth of a just man shall bethink wisdom; and his tongue shall speak doom. (The righteous person speaketh wisdom; yea, his tongue shall speak of justice, or fairness.)
Proverbs 16:12They that do wickedly be abominable to the king; for the throne of the realm is made steadfast by rightfulness.
John 1:17For the law was given by Moses; but grace and truth is made by Jesus Christ.
John 8:45But for I say (the) truth, ye believe not to me. (But because I speak the truth, ye do not believe me.)
John 17:17Hallow thou them in (the) truth; thy word is truth.
Revelation 3:14And to the angel of the church of Laodicea write thou, These things saith (the) Amen, the faithful witness and (the) true (one), which is (the) beginning of God’s creature (s), (or who is the beginning, or the Source, of all of God’s Creation).
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 8:2-12
The Invitation of Wisdom. 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… Read the whole commentary →