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Modern King James verseion
Put away from you a wicked mouth, and devious lips put far from you.
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 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.
The Emphasized Bible
Remove from thee, perverseness of mouth, and, craftiness of lips, put far from thee.
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
Verse Info
Context Readings
Staying The Course
23 Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. 24 Put away from you a wicked mouth, and devious lips put far from you. 25 Let your eyes look right on, and let your eyelids look straight before you.
Phrases
Cross References
Ephesians 4:25-31
Therefore putting away lying, let each man speak truth with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.
Job 11:14
if iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, and do not let wickedness dwell in your tents;
Proverbs 6:12
A worthless person, a wicked man walks with a crooked mouth,
Proverbs 8:8
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; nothing twisted or perverse is in them.
Proverbs 8:13
The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; I hate pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the wicked mouth.
Proverbs 17:20
He who has a perverse heart finds no good, and he who has a crooked tongue falls into mischief.
Ezekiel 18:31
Cast away from you all your sins by which you have sinned; and make you a new heart and a new spirit; for why will you die, O house of Israel?
Colossians 3:8
But now also put off all these things: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, shameful speech out of your mouth.
1 Timothy 6:5
meddling, of men whose minds have been corrupted and deprived of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness. Withdraw from such.
James 1:21
Therefore putting aside all filthiness and overflowing of evil, receive in meekness the implanted Word, which is able to save your souls.
James 1:26
If anyone thinks to be religious among you, yet does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this one's religion is vain.
1 Peter 2:1
Therefore laying aside all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings, and all evil speakings,