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Proverbs 8:7

For my mouth will speak the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.
Proverbs 8:7
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

כִּֽי־אֱ֭מֶת יֶהְגֶּ֣ה חִכִּ֑י וְתוֹעֲבַ֖ת שְׂפָתַ֣י רֶֽשַׁע׃

  1. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. אֱ֭מֶת'E.met“truth”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֱמֶת · “true” · Strong's H0571H
  3. יֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.Geh“it will utter”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָגָה · “to mutter” · Strong's H1897
  4. חִכִּ֑יchi.Ki“palate my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from חֵךְ · “palate” · Strong's H2441
  5. וְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.Vat“and [is] an abomination of”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from תּוֹעֵבַה · “abomination” · Strong's H8441
  6. שְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.Tai“lips my”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from שָׂפָה · “lips” · Strong's H8193G
  7. רֶֽשַׁע׃Re.sha'“wickedness”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֶ֫שַׁע · “wickedness” · Strong's H7562
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)