Proverbs 4:24
Put crooked speech away from you 1 and put corrupt talk far from you. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
In Context
23Keep your heart safe and guard it with all diligence, 1 for from it flow the springs of life. 1
25Let your eyes look straight ahead 1 and fix your gaze straight before you. 1
Cross References
Job 11:14suppose that iniquity were in your hand, but that then you put it far away from you, 1 and did not let unrighteousness live in your tents. 1
Proverbs 6:12A worthless person—a wicked man— 1 lives by the crookedness of his speech, 1
Proverbs 8:13The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. 1 I hate pride and arrogance, the evil way, 1 and perverted speech. I hate them. 1
Ezekiel 18:31Throw away from yourselves all of the transgressions that you have committed; make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, house of Israel?
Colossians 3:8But now you must get rid of all these things—wrath, anger, evil intentions, insults, and obscene speech from your mouth.
James 1:21Therefore take off all sinful filth and abundant amounts of evil. In humility receive 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 →