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Proverbs 4:24
Don't bend the truth or say things that you know are not right.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Don’t let your mouth speak dishonestly,and don’t let your lips talk deviously.
Don’t let your mouth speak dishonestly,and don’t let your lips talk deviously.
Hebrew Names Version
Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.
Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.
King James Version
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
English Standard Version
Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.
Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.
New Century Version
Don't use your mouth to tell lies; don't ever say things that are not true.
Don't use your mouth to tell lies; don't ever say things that are not true.
New English Translation
Remove perverse speech from your mouth; keep devious talk far from your lips.
Remove perverse speech from your mouth; keep devious talk far from your lips.
Amplified Bible
Put away from you a deceitful (lying, misleading) mouth, And put devious lips far from you.
Put away from you a deceitful (lying, misleading) mouth, And put devious lips far from you.
New American Standard Bible
Rid yourself of a deceitful mouth And keep devious speech far from you.
Rid yourself of a deceitful mouth And keep devious speech far from you.
World English Bible
Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.
Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and put wicked lippes farre from thee.
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and put wicked lippes farre from thee.
Legacy Standard Bible
Put away from you a perverse mouthAnd put devious lips far from you.
Put away from you a perverse mouthAnd put devious lips far from you.
Berean Standard Bible
Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.
Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.
Contemporary English Version
Never tell lies or be deceitful in what you say.
Never tell lies or be deceitful in what you say.
Complete Jewish Bible
Keep crooked speech out of your mouth, banish deceit from your lips.
Keep crooked speech out of your mouth, banish deceit from your lips.
Darby Translation
Put away from thee perverseness of mouth, and corrupt lips put far from thee.
Put away from thee perverseness of mouth, and corrupt lips put far from thee.
George Lamsa Translation
Put away from you a perverse mouth, and the counsel of deceit put far from your lips.
Put away from you a perverse mouth, and the counsel of deceit put far from your lips.
Good News Translation
Never say anything that isn't true. Have nothing to do with lies and misleading words.
Never say anything that isn't true. Have nothing to do with lies and misleading words.
Lexham English Bible
Remove from yourself deceitful speech, and abolish devious talk from yourself.
Remove from yourself deceitful speech, and abolish devious talk from yourself.
Literal Translation
Turn away from you the crooked mouth, and put perverse lips far from you.
Turn away from you the crooked mouth, and put perverse lips far from you.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Put awaye from the a frowarde mouth, and let the lippes of slaunder be farre from the.
Put awaye from the a frowarde mouth, and let the lippes of slaunder be farre from the.
American Standard Version
Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.
Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.
Bible in Basic English
Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.
Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
King James Version (1611)
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and peruerse lips put farre from thee.
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and peruerse lips put farre from thee.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Put away from thee a frowarde mouth, and let the lippes of slaunder be farre from thee.
Put away from thee a frowarde mouth, and let the lippes of slaunder be farre from thee.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Remove from thee a froward mouth, and put far away from thee unjust lips.
Remove from thee a froward mouth, and put far away from thee unjust lips.
English Revised Version
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Remoue thou a schrewid mouth fro thee; and backbitynge lippis be fer fro thee.
Remoue thou a schrewid mouth fro thee; and backbitynge lippis be fer fro thee.
Update Bible Version
Put away from you a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from you.
Put away from you a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from you.
Webster's Bible Translation
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
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.
Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you.
New Living Translation
Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech.
Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech.
New Life Bible
Put false speaking away from you. Put bad talk far from you.
Put false speaking away from you. Put bad talk far from you.
New Revised Standard
Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.
Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Remove from thee, perverseness of mouth, and, craftiness of lips, put far from thee.
Remove from thee, perverseness of mouth, and, craftiness of lips, put far from thee.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Remove from thee a froward mouth, and let detracting lips be far from thee.
Remove from thee a froward mouth, and let detracting lips be far from thee.
Revised Standard Version
Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.
Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.
Young's Literal Translation
Turn aside from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee,
Turn aside from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Put away from you a deceitful mouth And put devious speech far from you.
Put away from you a deceitful mouth And put devious speech far from you.
Contextual Overview
20 My son, pay attention to what I say. Listen closely to my words. 21 Don't let them out of your sight. Never stop thinking about them. 22 These words are the secret of life and health to all who discover them. 23 Above all, be careful what you think because your thoughts control your life. 24 Don't bend the truth or say things that you know are not right. 25 Keep your eyes on the path, and look straight ahead. 26 Make sure you are going the right way, and nothing will make you fall. 27 Don't go to the right or to the left, and you will stay away from evil.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Put: Job 11:14, Ezekiel 18:31, Ephesians 4:25-31, Colossians 3:8, James 1:21, James 1:26, 1 Peter 2:1
a: etc. Heb. frowardness of mouth, and perverseness of lips, Proverbs 8:8, Proverbs 8:13, Proverbs 17:20, 1 Timothy 6:5
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 1:14 - put away Proverbs 6:12 - walketh Proverbs 16:17 - highway
Cross-References
Genesis 4:15
Then the Lord said to Cain, "No, if anyone kills you, I will punish that person much, much more." Then the Lord put a mark on Cain to show that no one should kill him.
Then the Lord said to Cain, "No, if anyone kills you, I will punish that person much, much more." Then the Lord put a mark on Cain to show that no one should kill him.
Matthew 18:22
Jesus answered, "I tell you, you must forgive them more than seven times. You must continue to forgive them even if they do wrong to you seventy-seven times.
Jesus answered, "I tell you, you must forgive them more than seven times. You must continue to forgive them even if they do wrong to you seventy-seven times.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Put away from thee a froward mouth,.... A mouth speaking froward and perverse things; things contrary to right reason, to the law of God, and Gospel of Christ; blasphemies against God or men; every thing that is untrue, unchaste, unjust, foolish, and filthy; all swearing, lying, and everything that is repugnant to truth and justice. Some understand it of men that are liars, blasphemers, and froward persons, who are to be shunned and avoided, and to be debarred the houses and society of good men;
and perverse lips put far from thee; do not make use of them thyself, nor keep company with men of such a character. Much the same thing is meant as before.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Speech turned from its true purpose, the wandering eye that leads on to evil, action hasty and inconsiderate, are the natural results where we do not âabove all keeping keep our heartâ Proverbs 4:23.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 4:24. A froward mouth — Beware of hastiness, anger, and rash speeches.
And perverse lips — Do not delight in nor acquire the habit of contradicting and gainsaying; and beware of calumniating and backbiting your neighbour.
