Proverbs 4:24
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and put wicked lippes farre from thee.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
In Context
23Keepe thine heart with all diligence: for thereout commeth life.
25Let thine eyes beholde the right, and let thine eyelids direct thy way before thee.
Cross References
Job 11:14If iniquitie be in thine hand, put it farre away, and let no wickednesse dwell in thy Tabernacle.
Proverbs 6:12The vnthriftie man and the wicked man walketh with a froward mouth.
Proverbs 8:13The feare of the Lord is to hate euill as pride, and arrogancie, and the euill way: and a mouth that speaketh lewde things, I doe hate.
Ezekiel 18:31Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye haue transgressed, and make you a newe heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
Colossians 3:8But now put ye away euen all these things, wrath, anger, maliciousnes, cursed speaking, filthie speaking, out of your mouth.
James 1:21Wherefore lay apart all filthinesse, and superfluitie of maliciousnesse, and receiue with meekenes the word that is graffed in you, which is able to saue your soules.
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 →