Proverbs 4:24
Put away from thee a frowarde mouth, and let the lippes of slaunder be farre from thee.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
In Context
23Kepe thyne heart with all diligence, for out of it issueth lyfe.
25Let thyne eyes beholde that thyng that is right, and let thyne eye liddes loke straight before thee.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:12An vngodly person, a wicked man, goeth with a frowarde mouth.
Proverbs 8:13The feare of the Lorde abhorreth wickednes, pryde, disdayne, and the euil way, and a mouth that speaketh wicked thinges I vtterly abhorre.
Colossians 3:8But nowe put ye of also all, wrath, fiercenesse, maliciousnesse, blasphemie, filthie comunication out of your mouth.
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 →