Proverbs 4:24
Remove thou a shrewd mouth from thee (or Do not thou speak depraved things); and backbiting lips be far from thee.
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
In Context
25Thine eyes see rightful things; and thine eyelids go before thy steps.
Cross References
Job 11:14If thou doest away from thee the wickedness, that is in thine hand, and if unrightwiseness dwelleth not in thy tabernacle, (If thou doest away from thee the wickedness, that is in thy hand, and if unrighteousness dwelleth not in thy home,)
Proverbs 6:12A man apostate, is a man unprofitable, he goeth with a wayward mouth;
Proverbs 8:13The dread of the Lord hateth evil; I curse boast, and pride, and a shrewd way, and a double-tongued mouth. (The fear of the Lord is to hate evil or To have reverence for the Lord is to hate evil; I curse boast, and pride, and a depraved way, and speaking with a double-tongue, or with duplicity.)
Ezekiel 18:31Cast away from you all your trespassings, by which ye trespassed, and make ye a new heart and a new spirit to you (or and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit), and then why shall ye die, the house of Israel?
Colossians 3:8But now put ye away all things, wrath, indignation, malice, blasphemy and foul words of your mouth.
James 1:21For which thing cast ye away all uncleanness, and plenty of malice, and in mildness (or and in meekness and humility), receive ye the word that is planted, that may save your souls (or that can 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 →