Proverbs 8:8

8 Everything I say is fair, and there is nothing twisted or crooked in it.

Proverbs 8:8 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 8:8

All the words of my mouth [are] in righteousness
Or "with righteousness" ^F24; are connected with it, are agreeable to it; are righteous ones, consistent with righteousness, with the righteous nature, will, and law of God: or "are concerning righteousness" ^F25 the necessity of righteousness in order to eternal life; the insufficiency of man's own righteousness to entitle to it; the need, worth, and excellency of the righteousness of Christ for that purpose; and of the propriety and usefulness of a life of righteousness and holiness, which the grace of God instructs men in;

[there is] nothing froward or perverse in them;
that is contrary to right reason, or to the law of God, or to the Scriptures of truth, or to the analogy of faith; nor is there any contradiction in the doctrines of the Gospel one to another, but an entire harmony and uniformity in them; they are not "yea" and "nay".

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FOOTNOTES:

F24 (qdub) "cum justitia", Piscator, Gejerus, Michaelis; (meta dikaiosunhv) , Sept.
F25 "Gloriatio de justitia sua, vel invitatio ad accipiendam justitiam per fidem", Cocceius.

Proverbs 8:8 In-Context

6 Listen! I am speaking about noble things, and my lips will say what is right.

7 My mouth expresses the truth, and wickedness is disgusting to my lips.

8 Everything I say is fair, and there is nothing twisted or crooked in it.

9 All of it is clear to a person who has understanding and right to those who have acquired knowledge.

10 Take my discipline, not silver, and my knowledge rather than fine gold,