Proverbs 4:24
Turn aside from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
In Context
23Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it [are] the outgoings of life.
25Thine eyes do look straightforward, And thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Cross References
Job 11:14If iniquity [is] in thy hand, put it far off, And let not perverseness dwell in thy tents.
Proverbs 6:12A man of worthlessness, a man of iniquity, Walking [with] perverseness of mouth,
Proverbs 8:13The fear of Jehovah [is] to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.
Ezekiel 18:31Cast from off you all your transgressions, By which ye have transgressed, And make to you a new heart, and a new spirit, And why do ye die, O house of Israel?
Colossians 3:8but now put off, even ye, the whole — anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking — out of your mouth.
James 1:21wherefore having put aside all filthiness and superabundance of evil, in meekness be receiving the engrafted word, that 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 →