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Proverbs 8:7

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For my mouth will speak the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 7

The word of God is two-fold, and, in both senses, is wisdom; for a word without wisdom is of little value, and wisdom without a word is of little use. Now, I. Divine revelation is the word and wisdom of God, and that pure religion and undefiled which is built upon it; and of that Solomon here speaks, recommending it to us as faithful, and well worthy of all acceptation (Pro 8:1-2). God, by it, instructs, and governs, and blesses, the children of men. II. The redeemer is the eternal Word and wisdom, the Logos. He is the Wisdom that speaks to the children of men in the former part of the chapter. All divine revelation passes through his hand, and centres in him; but of him as the personal Wisdom, the second person in the Godhead, in the judgment of many of the ancients, Solomon here speaks (Pro 8:22-31). He concludes with a repeated charge to the children of men diligently to attend to the voice of God in his word (Pro 8:32-36).

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Strong's Concordancev. 7

חֵךְ (chêk, H2441) — properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of… הָגָה (hâgâh, H1897) — to murmur (in pleasure or anger); by implication, to ponder אֶמֶת (ʼemeth, H571) — stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness רֶשַׁע (reshaʻ, H7562) — a wrong (especially moral) תּוֹעֵבַה (tôwʻêbah, H8441) — properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially… שָׂפָה (sâphâh, H8193) — the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a…

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Psalms 37:30rank 5

The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

John 8:14rank 4

Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.

John 17:17rank 3

Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.

Proverbs 12:22rank 3

Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.

Proverbs 29:27rank 2

An unjust man is detestable to the righteous, and one whose way is upright is detestable to the wicked.

Job 36:4rank 2

For truly my words are free of falsehood; one perfect in knowledge is with you.

John 18:37rank 2

“Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”

Revelation of John 3:14rank 2

To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.

John 1:17rank 2

For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

John 14:6rank 1

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

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