PRO 8:6 Parallel Verse View

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ULT Listen, for noble things I will speak,
 ⇔ and the opening of my lips will be upright things.

UST Listen to what I say, because I will tell you some excellent things.
⇔ I will speak to you about what is right.

BSB Listen, for I speak of noble things,
⇔ and the opening of my lips will reveal right.

OEB O listen, for grave is my message.
⇔ And right all the speech of my lips.

WEB Hear, for I will speak excellent things.
⇔ The opening of my lips is for right things.

NET Listen, for I will speak excellent things,
 ⇔ and my lips will utter what is right.

LSV Listen, for I speak noble things,
And the opening of my lips [is] uprightness.

FBV Listen to me because I have valuable things to explain to you.

T4T Listen to me, because I have some excellent/important things to say.
⇔ What I say is what is fair/right.

LEB • and upright things from the opening of my lips.

BBE Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright.

MOF No MOF PRO book available

JPS Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things.

ASV Hear, for I will speak excellent things;
 ⇔ And the opening of my lips shall be right things.

DRA Hear, for I will speak of great things: and my lips shall be opened to preach right things.

YLT Hearken, for noble things I speak, And the opening of my lips [is] uprightness.

DBY Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things.

RV Hear, for I will speak excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.

WBS Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.

KJB Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
(Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. )

BB Geue eare, for I wyll speake of great matters, and open my lippes to tell thinges that be right:
(Give eare, for I will speak of great matters, and open my lippes to tell things that be right:)

GNV Giue eare, for I will speake of excellent things, and the opening of my lippes, shall teache things that be right.
(Give eare, for I will speak of excellent things, and the opening of my lippes, shall teach things that be right. )

CB Geue eare, for I wil speake of greate matters, & open my lippes to tell thinges that be right.
(Give eare, for I will speak of great matters, and open my lippes to tell things that be right.)

WYC Here ye, for Y schal speke of grete thingis; and my lippis schulen be openyd, to preche riytful thingis.
(Here ye, for I shall speke of great things; and my lippis should be opened, to preach riytful things.)

LUT Höret, denn ich will reden, was fürstlich ist, und lehren, was recht ist.
(Höret, because I will reden, was fürstlich is, and lehren, was recht is.)

CLV Audite, quoniam de rebus magnis locutura sum, et aperientur labia mea ut recta prædicent.
(Audite, quoniam about rebus magnis locutura sum, and aperientur labia mea as recta prædicent. )

BRN Hearken to me; for I will speak solemn truths; and will produce right sayings from my lips.

BrLXX Εἰσακούσατέ μου, σεμνὰ γὰρ ἐρῶ, καὶ ἀνοίσω ἀπὸ χειλέων ὀρθά.
(Eisakousate mou, semna gar erō, kai anoisō apo ⱪeileōn ortha. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Speaking

As children we probably heard, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Scripture presents another viewpoint: Words have the power of life and death (18:21). The words contained in lies (14:5, 25), arguments (26:17), insults (20:20), slander (10:18), gossip (11:13), rumors (18:8), flattery (7:21-22), and bragging (26:23; 27:2) can all be death-dealing.

Proverbs repeatedly emphasizes that foolish people speak foolish words. They are represented by “the woman named Folly” (9:13-18), who lies and deceives to harm her hearers. Words reflect the condition of the heart (16:23; 18:4). While someone might conceal an evil heart by using pleasant words (26:23), a person’s true character will eventually surface (26:24-26). The words of fools not only harm others; these words ultimately injure those who speak them. The tongue is full of wickedness that can ruin your whole life (Jas 3:6).

In contrast, wise people speak the life-giving words represented by Wisdom (Prov 8:7-9; 10:11). Wise people use their words sparingly (17:27-28) and are usually gentle (15:4; 16:24). However, a wise person also knows the right time to speak (15:23; 25:11) and realizes that, at times, even harsh criticism is necessary (see 27:5). Proverbs wisely reminds its readers to pay close attention not only to what they say but also to how and when they say it.

Passages for Further Study

Prov 7:21-22; 8:7-9; 9:13-18; 10:11, 18; 11:13; 14:5, 25; 15:4, 23; 16:23-24; 17:28; 18:4, 21; 20:20; 25:11; 26:17, 23-26; 27:2, 5; Matt 12:33-37; Jas 3:1-12

Parallel PRO 8:6