Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Remove from thee, perverseness of mouth, and, craftiness of lips, put far from thee.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
Holman Bible
and don’t let your lips talk deviously.
International Standard Version
Never talk deceptively and don't keep company with people whose speech is corrupt.
A Conservative Version
Put away from thee a wayward mouth, and put perverse lips far from thee.
American Standard Version
Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.
Amplified
Put away from you a deceitful (lying, misleading) mouth,
And put devious lips far from you.
Bible in Basic English
Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.
Darby Translation
Put away from thee perverseness of mouth, and corrupt lips put far from thee.
Julia Smith Translation
Turn away from thee perverseness of mouth, and frowardness of lips remove far oft from thee.
King James 2000
Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and perverse lips put far from you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Remove from yourself {deceitful speech}, and abolish {devious talk} from yourself.
Modern King James verseion
Put away from you a wicked mouth, and devious lips put far from you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and let the lips of slander be far from thee.
NET Bible
Remove perverse speech from your mouth; keep devious talk far from your lips.
New Heart English Bible
Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.
Webster
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
World English Bible
Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.
Youngs Literal Translation
Turn aside from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee,
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 4:24
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Context Readings
Staying The Course
23 Above all that must be guarded, keep thou thy heart, for, out of it, are the issues of life. 24 Remove from thee, perverseness of mouth, and, craftiness of lips, put far from thee. 25 Let, thine eyes, right onward, look, - and, thine eyelashes, point straight before thee.
Phrases
Cross References
Ephesians 4:25-31
Wherefore, stripping off what is false, be speaking truth each one with his neighbour, because we are members one of another;
Job 11:14
If, iniquity, be in thy hand, Put it far away, and let there not dwell in thy tents perversity,
Proverbs 6:12
An abandoned man, a man of iniquity, is he who - goeth on in perversity of mouth;
Proverbs 8:8
In righteousness, shall be all the sayings of my mouth, nothing therein, shall be crafty or perverse;
Proverbs 8:13
The reverence of Yahweh, is to hate wickedness: pride, arrogance, and the way of wickedness; And a mouth of perverse things, do I hate.
Proverbs 17:20
The crooked in heart, shall not find good, and, he that is perverse with his tongue, shall fall into wickedness.
Ezekiel 18:31
Cast off from you all your transgressions which ye have committed against me, And make you a new heart; And a new spirit,- For why should ye die, O house of Israel?
Colossians 3:8
But, now, do, ye also, put them all away, - anger, wrath, baseness, defamation, shameful talk out of your mouth:
1 Timothy 6:5
incessant quarrellings of men wholly corrupt in their mind and bereft of the truth, - supposing godliness to be, a means of gain!
James 1:21
Wherefore, putting away all filthiness and overflow of baseness, in meekness, welcome ye the word fitted for inward growth, which is able to save your souls:
James 1:26
If any thinketh he is observant of religion, not curbing his own tongue, but deceiving his own heart, this one's, religious observance is, vain:
1 Peter 2:1
Putting away, therefore, all vice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envyings and all detractions,