Proverbs 4:24

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.”

— WEB

“Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.”

— KJV

“Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.”

— ASV

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Proverbs 8:8 "All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them."
James 1:26 "If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is wor…"
Proverbs 8:13 "The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth."
Proverbs 6:12 "A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth;"
Ephesians 4:25-31 "Therefore putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another."
1 Peter 2:1 "Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,"
James 1:21 "Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save you…"
Colossians 3:8 "but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth."

Commentary

a froward mouth--that is, a mouth, or words of ill nature. The Hebrew word differs from that used (Pro 2:15; Pro 3:32). perverse--or, "quarreling." lips--or, "words."

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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