Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 8:8

All the words of my mouth [are] in righteousness; [there is] nothing froward or perverse in them.

8. in righteousness ] or, “ righteousness,” R.V.

marg. froward ] Rather, crooked, R.V.; , LXX.

Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

Words of the ideal Wisdom, which find their highest fulfillment in that of the Incarnate Word. Compare Luk 4:22; Mat 11:19.

Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible

Verse 8. All the words – are in righteousness] betsedek, in justice and equity, testifying what man owes to his God, to his neighbour, and to himself; giving to each his due. This is the true import of tsadak.

There is nothing froward] niphtal, tortuous, involved, or difficult.

Or perverse] ikkesh, distorted, leading to obstinacy. On the contrary,

Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible

All the words of my mouth; all my precepts, promises, threatenings, &c.

Nothing froward or perverse in them; not the least mixture of vanity, or error, or folly in them, as there is in the words of the wisest philosophers, &c.

Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole

8. in righteousnessor,”righteous” (Ps 9:8:11:7).

frowardliterally,”twisted,” or contradictory, that is, to truth.

Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

All the words of my mouth [are] in righteousness,…. Or “with righteousness” x; 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” y 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”.

x “cum justitia”, Piscator, Gejerus, Michaelis;

, Sept. y “Gloriatio de justitia sua, vel invitatio ad accipiendam justitiam per fidem”, Cocceius.

Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible

(8) Froward.That is, twisted, or crooked.

Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)

8. In righteousness Are righteous, fair, honest.

Froward Literally, twisty, crafty, tricky, deceitful.

Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments