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Proverbs 8:7

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Proverbs 8:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For my mouth shall utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For my mouth shall utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
Proverbs 8:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Proverbs 8

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4Unto you, O men, I call; And my voice is to the sons of men.
5O ye simple, understand prudence; And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.
6Hear, for I will speak excellent things; And the opening of my lips shall be right things.
7For my mouth shall utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
9They are all plain to him that understandeth, And right to them that find knowledge.
10Receive my instruction, and not silver; And knowledge rather than choice gold.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For my mouth shall speak truth, etc.] And nothing but the truth; and nothing more or less can be spoken by Wisdom, or Christ, who is truth itself; nothing else can come out of his mouth, or drop from his lips; all the doctrines of Christ are agreeable to the Scriptures of truth, and are what the Spirit of truth leads into; and the whole is called “the word of truth”: there are many very particular and special truths, but the principal one is salvation by Jesus Christ; and wickedness [is] an abomination to my lips; the sin of lying more especially, as opposed to truth; this is detestable to wisdom, what Christ never suffered his lips to utter; for no lie is of the truth, but of Satan the…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“For . . . truth--literally, "My palate shall meditate," or (as Orientals did) "mutter," my thoughts expressed only to myself are truth. wickedness--specially falsehood, as opposed to truth.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“my mouth: Job 36:4; Joh 1:17, Joh 8:14, Joh 8:45, Joh 8:46, Joh 14:6, Joh 17:17, Joh 18:37; Rev 3:14 an abomination to: Heb. the abomination of, Pro 12:22, Pro 16:12, Pro 29:27 Proverbs 8:8”
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