Proverbs 4:24 · KJV
“Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. {a froward...: Heb. frowardness of mouth and perverseness of lips}”
— Proverbs 4:24
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it {are} the issues of life. {with...: Heb. above all keeping}
Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Proverbs 4 — Context
For they {are} life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. {health: Heb. medicine}
23Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it {are} the issues of life. {with...: Heb. above all keeping}
24Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. {a froward...: Heb. frowardness of mouth and perverseness of lips}
25Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
26Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. {let...: or, all thy ways shall be ordered aright}
Cross References
James 1:26
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion {is} vain.
Proverbs 8:8
All the words of my mouth {are} in righteousness; {there is} nothing froward or perverse in them. {froward: Heb. wreathed}
Proverbs 8:13
The fear of the LORD {is} to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
Proverbs 6:12
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
Ephesians 4:25-31
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
James 1:21
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
1 Peter 2:1
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
Colossians 3:8
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.