Hear, for I will speak excellent things.
The opening of my lips is for right things.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Proverbs 8:6 in context
Proverbs 8:3–9
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Beside the gates, at the entry of the city,
at the entry doors, she cries aloud:
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“I call to you men!
I send my voice to the sons of mankind.
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You simple, understand prudence!
You fools, be of an understanding heart!
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Selected verse
Hear, for I will speak excellent things.
The opening of my lips is for right things.
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For my mouth speaks truth.
Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
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All the words of my mouth are in righteousness.
There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
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They are all plain to him who understands,
right to those who find knowledge.
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