Proverbs 8:7

7 "For my ¹mouth will utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

Proverbs 8:7 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 8:7

For my mouth shall speak truth
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 father of lies; and, as it is abhorred by Christ, it ought to be by all good men.

Proverbs 8:7 In-Context

5 "O naive ones, understand prudence; And, O fools, understand wisdom.

6 "Listen, for I will speak noble things; And the opening of my lips will reveal right things.

7 "For my mouth will utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

8 "All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverted in them.

9 "They are all straightforward to him who understands, And right to those who find knowledge.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 37:30; John 8:14; Romans 15:8