Proverbs 4:24
Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
In Context
23And keep watch over your heart with all care; so you will have life.
25Keep your eyes on what is in front of you, looking straight before you.
Cross References
Job 11:14If you put far away the evil of your hands, and let no wrongdoing have a place in your tent;
Proverbs 6:12A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;
Proverbs 8:13The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.
Ezekiel 18:31Put away all your evil-doing in which you have done sin; and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit: why are you desiring death, O children of Israel?
Colossians 3:8But now it is right for you to put away all these things; wrath, passion, bad feeling, curses, unclean talk;
James 1:21For this reason, putting away all dirty behaviour and the overweight of evil, take into your souls without pride the word which, being planted there, is able to give you salvation.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 4:21-27
Parental Instructions. 20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. 23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. 24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. 25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and… Read the whole commentary →