Proverbs 4:24
Put away from thee a deceitful mouth, And remove far from thee perverse lips.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
In Context
23More than any thing which thou watchest, watch thy heart; For from it goeth forth life.
25Let thine eyes look straight forward, And thine eyelids be directed before thee.
Cross References
Job 11:14If thou put away iniquity from thy hand, And let not wickedness dwell in thy habitation,—
Proverbs 6:12A worthless wretch is the unrighteous man, Who walketh with a deceitful mouth;
Proverbs 8:13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, And the deceitful mouth, do I hate.
Ezekiel 18:31Cast away from you all your transgressions which ye have committed, and make you a new heart, and a new spirit! For why will ye die, O house of Israel?
Colossians 3:8but now put ye away all these, anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy language out of your mouth.
James 1:21Wherefore put off all filthiness, and excess of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
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 →