Proverbs 4:24

Proverbs 4:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you.

Context of Proverbs 4:24

22For they are life to those who find them And health to all their body. 23Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life. Put away from you a deceitful mouth And put devious speech far from you. 25Let your eyes look directly ahead And let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you. 26Watch the path of your feet And all your ways will be established.

Proverbs 4:24 word by word

הָסֵ֣ר מִ֭מְּךָ עִקְּשׁ֣וּת פֶּ֑ה וּלְז֥וּת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם הַרְחֵ֥ק מִמֶּֽךָּ׃Read the interlinear

• Putסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
• deceitfulעִקְּשׁוּת‛iqqeshûth · crookednessH6143
• mouthפֶּהpeh · lip: wordH6310
• putרָחַקrâchaq · to removeH7368
• deviousלָזוּתlezûth · perversityH3891
• speechשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lip: wordsH8193

Cross-references for Proverbs 4:24

• Job 11:14If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, And do not let wickedness dwell in your tents;
• Ezekiel 18:31Cast away from you all your transgressions which you have committed and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! For why will you die, O house of Israel?
• Ephesians 4:25Therefore, laying aside falsehood, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.
• Colossians 3:8But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech from your mouth.
• James 1:21Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls.
• 1 Peter 2:1Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander,
• Proverbs 8:8All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverted in them.
• Proverbs 17:20He who has a crooked mind finds no good, And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.
• 1 Timothy 6:5and constant friction between men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain.

Commentaries on Proverbs 4:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24A 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 neighbor.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24-26Verses 24-26 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 “above all keeping keep our heart” Proverbs 4:23.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-27Verses 14-27 The way of evil men may seem pleasant, and the nearest way to compass some end; but it is an evil way, and will end ill; if thou love thy God and thy soul, avoid it. It is not said, Keep at a due distance, but at a great distance; never think you can get far enough from it. The way of the righteous is light; Christ is their Way, and he is the Light. The saints will not be perfect till they reach heaven, but there they shall shine as the sun…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24Proverbs teaches a lot about speech because words come from the heart. One basic lesson is to avoid bad speech, which includes lies, slander, gossip, and rumors (Proverbs 6:12; 17:4; 18:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. a froward mouth--that is, a mouth, or words of ill nature. The Hebrew word differs from that used (Pr 2:15; 3:32). perverse--or, "quarreling." lips--or, "words."Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 4:24

• Speaking
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Diligence
• Getting
• Hold
• Look
• Ponder
• Principal
• Promote
• Right
• Stumble
• Hezekiah (2)

Commentaries on Proverbs 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings