Proverbs 4:24

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“Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.”

What this verse means

Read Proverbs 4:24 in the flow of Proverbs4 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Proverbs4 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 4:24 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 11:14if you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents,
  2. Psalms 34:14Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
  3. Proverbs 6:12A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,
  4. Proverbs 8:8All the words of my mouth are righteous; none are crooked or perverse.
  5. Proverbs 8:13To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
  6. Proverbs 17:20The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
  7. Ezekiel 18:31Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?
  8. Ephesians 4:25Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
  9. Colossians 3:8But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
  10. 1 Timothy 6:5and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.
  11. James 1:21Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.
  12. James 1:26If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
  13. 1 Peter 2:1Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.

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