Proverbs 8:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.”

Proverbs 8:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 8:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 8:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Hear, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things.”

Proverbs 8:6 — World English Bible

Proverbs 8:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Hear, for I will speak excellent things; And the opening of my lips shall be right things. ”

Proverbs 8:6 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 8:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Hearken, for noble things I speak, And the opening of my lips <FI>is<Fi> uprightness.”

Proverbs 8:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 8:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things. ”

Proverbs 8:6 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 8:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Giue eare, for I will speake of excellent things, and the opening of my lippes, shall teache things that be right.”

Proverbs 8:6 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 8:6 in Context — Proverbs 8

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.

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What Does Proverbs 8:6 Mean?

Proverbs 8:6 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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