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
Read Proverbs 8:6 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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.
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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