Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips. New Living Translation Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech. English Standard Version Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. Berean Standard Bible Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech. King James Bible Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. New King James Version Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. New American Standard Bible Rid yourself of a deceitful mouth And keep devious speech far from you. NASB 1995 Put away from you a deceitful mouth And put devious speech far from you. NASB 1977 Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put devious lips far from you. Legacy Standard Bible Put away from you a perverse mouth And put devious lips far from you. Amplified Bible Put away from you a deceitful (lying, misleading) mouth, And put devious lips far from you. Christian Standard Bible Don’t let your mouth speak dishonestly, and don’t let your lips talk deviously. Holman Christian Standard Bible Don’t let your mouth speak dishonestly, and don’t let your lips talk deviously. American Standard Version Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee. Contemporary English Version Never tell lies or be deceitful in what you say. English Revised Version Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. GOD'S WORD® Translation Remove dishonesty from your mouth. Put deceptive speech far away from your lips. Good News Translation Never say anything that isn't true. Have nothing to do with lies and misleading words. International Standard Version Never talk deceptively and don't keep company with people whose speech is corrupt. Majority Standard Bible Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech. 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's Bible Translation 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionTurn aside a contrary mouth from you, "" And put perverse lips far from you, Young's Literal Translation Turn aside from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee, Smith's Literal Translation Turn away from thee perverseness of mouth, and frowardness of lips remove far oft from thee. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleRemove from thee a froward mouth, and let detracting lips be far from thee. Catholic Public Domain Version Remove from yourself a corrupt mouth, and let detracting lips be far from you. New American Bible Dishonest mouth put away from you, deceitful lips put far from you. New Revised Standard Version Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BiblePut away from you a perverse mouth, and the counsel of deceit put far from your lips. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Cause the perverse mouth to pass from you, and put far from your lips the thought of depravity. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Put away from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee. Brenton Septuagint Translation Remove from thee a froward mouth, and put far away from thee unjust lips. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Father's Instruction…23Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life. 24Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech. 25Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.… Cross References James 3:2-12 We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body. / When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal. / Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined. ... Matthew 12:34-37 You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. / The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure. / But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. ... Ephesians 4:29 Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen. Colossians 3:8 But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Psalm 34:13 Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech. 1 Peter 3:10 For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. Matthew 15:11 A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.” Luke 6:45 The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. Proverbs 6:12 A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth, Proverbs 10:31-32 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out. / The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse. Proverbs 15:4 A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit. Proverbs 21:23 He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress. Ephesians 5:4 Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving. Titus 3:2 to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone. James 1:26 If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless. Treasury of Scripture Put away from you a fraudulent mouth, and perverse lips put far from you. put Job 11:14 If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles. Ezekiel 18:31 Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? Ephesians 4:25-31 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another… Jump to Previous Corrupt Crooked Deceitful Devious Evil False. Far Froward Lips Mouth Perverse Perverseness Perversity Speech Talk Tongue Turn WaywardJump to Next Corrupt Crooked Deceitful Devious Evil False. Far Froward Lips Mouth Perverse Perverseness Perversity Speech Talk Tongue Turn WaywardProverbs 4 1. persuades to wisdom14. and to show wickedness 20. He exhorts to sanctification Put away deception from your mouth The phrase "Put away" suggests an active and intentional effort to remove something undesirable. In the Hebrew text, the word used here is "סוּר" (sur), which means to turn aside or depart. This implies a conscious decision to reject falsehood and deceit. The "mouth" is often symbolic of communication and expression in biblical literature. In the ancient Near Eastern context, the mouth was seen as a powerful tool for both good and evil, capable of blessing and cursing. The call to put away deception underscores the importance of integrity and truthfulness in one's speech, reflecting a heart aligned with God's wisdom. keep your lips from perverse speech Perverse lips--i.e., that "turn aside" from the truth. Verse 24. - The following admonitions of this chapter bear reference to the outward conduct of life. They continue the subject of ver. 23 by showing how the guarding of the heart is to be done. There is the most; intimate connection between the heart as the fountain of the moral life and of the conduct of life, which, though determined by the condition of the heart, in its turn reacts upon the heart as the moral centre, and keeps it pure. Thus the subject is treated from its two sides. On vers. 24 and 25 Hitzig remarks that they "warn against an arbitrary perverting of the moral judgment into which evil passions so easily betray, and admonish not to give misdirection to thought within the department of morality." A froward mouth, and perverse lips; literally, perverseness of mouth and waywardness of lips (ikk'shuth peh vulzuth s'phathayim). "Perversity of mouth" is fraudulent, deceitful speech; that which twists, distorts, perverts, or misrepresents what is true, and hence falsehood (Proverbs 4:24; Proverbs 6:12; Proverbs 19:1). The σκολιὸν στόμα of the LXX., i.e. the "tortuous mouth," in a metaphorical sense. The phrase is very similar in meaning with the parallel "waywardness of lips," which means speech which turns aside from what is true and right, the noun lazuth being derived from lazah, or luz, "to bend aside." The tongue is the unruly member (James 3:2). Speech is the index of the mind (Lapide). Vigilance over the heart is vigilance over the mouth, inasmuch as "out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh" (Matthew 12:34). The admonition may have a twofold application, and may mean either do not indulge in this kind of speech yourself, exercise an unremitting jealousy over every propensity to it; or have no dealings with those who are guilty of it, as in Psalm 101:5.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Putהָסֵ֣ר (hā·sêr) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 5493: To turn aside away מִ֭מְּךָ (mim·mə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of deception עִקְּשׁ֣וּת (‘iq·qə·šūṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 6143: Crookedness from your mouth; פֶּ֑ה (peh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to keep הַרְחֵ֥ק (har·ḥêq) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 7368: To be or become far or distant your lips שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם (p̄ā·ṯa·yim) Noun - fd Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin from perverse speech. וּלְז֥וּת (ū·lə·zūṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3891: Deviation, crookedness Links Proverbs 4:24 NIVProverbs 4:24 NLT Proverbs 4:24 ESV Proverbs 4:24 NASB Proverbs 4:24 KJV Proverbs 4:24 BibleApps.com Proverbs 4:24 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 4:24 Chinese Bible Proverbs 4:24 French Bible Proverbs 4:24 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 4:24 Put away from yourself a perverse mouth (Prov. 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