If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents;
Proverbs 4:24 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Put away from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Put away from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Put away from you false and dishonest speech, and willful and contrary talk put far from you. American Standard Version (1901) Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee. Common English Bible Have nothing to do with a corrupt mouth; keep devious lips far from you. Catholic Public Domain Version Remove from yourself a corrupt mouth, and let detracting lips be far from you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Remove from thee a froward mouth, and let detracting lips be far from thee. |
If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents;
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: But the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the froward mouth, do I hate.
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereto ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
But now put ye also away all these; anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth:
wranglings of men corrupted in mind and bereft of the truth, supposing that godliness is a way of gain.
Wherefore putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man's religion is vain.
Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,