Proverbs 8:7 meaning and explanation

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

Proverbs 8:7, Berean Standard Bible

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In this verse Wisdom, pictured as a woman calling out in public, gives the reason her listeners should hear her (verses 1 to 5). She has just urged the simple and foolish to learn, and now she says her mouth will speak truth.

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