Proverbs 4:24
Put away from thee a deceitful peh (mouth), 1 and perverse sfatayim (lips) put far from thee. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
In Context
25Let thine eynayim look straight forward, 1 and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 1
Cross References
Job 11:14If iniquity be in thine yad, put it far away, 1 and let not wickedness dwell in thy ohalim. 1
Proverbs 6:12A worthless person, a wicked man, 1 walketh with a perverse peh (mouth). 1
Proverbs 8:13The Yirat Hashem is to hate rah; 1 pride, and ga'on (arrogance), and the derech rah, 1 and the perverse peh (mouth), do I hate. 1
Ezekiel 18:31Cast away from you all your peysha'im, whereby ye have committed peysha; and get you a lev chadash and a ruach chadashah; + 18:31 i.e., regeneration, new birth see Yn 3:3 for why will ye die, O Bais Yisroel?
Colossians 3:8But now you also put away all these things: ka'as (anger), rage, kavvanah ra'ah (malice), and chillul Hashem. Put away loshon hora from your mouth.
James 1:21Therefore, having put away all filthiness and what remains of resha (wickedness) in shiflut (lowliness) and meekness receive the implanted Dvar Hashem which is able to save your nefashot. + 1:21 Rv 3:20
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 →