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Proverbs 4:24

What does Proverbs 4:24 mean?

A plain-English look at Proverbs 4:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Turn aside from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Remove from thee a froward mouth, and let detracting lips be far from thee.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Put away from thee perverseness of mouth, and corrupt lips put far from thee.

Context

v.23Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.

v.24This passage

v.25Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Timothy 6:5

    wranglings of men corrupted in mind and bereft of the truth, supposing that godliness is a way of gain.

  • 1 Peter 2:1

    Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

  • Job 11:14

    If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.

  • James 1:26

    If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain.

  • Proverbs 6:12

    A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;

  • Proverbs 8:13

    The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.

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