Proverbs 4:24

Easy To Read Version

Don’t bend the truth and say things that are not right. Don’t tell lies.

Cross References

Job 11:14

You should put away the sin\par that is in your home.\par Don’t let evil live in your tent.\par

Psalm 34:14

Stop doing bad things!\par Do good things.\par Work for peace.\par Run after peace until you catch it.\par

Proverbs 17:20

A crooked person will not get a good profit. A liar will get into bad trouble.

Proverbs 19:1

It is better to be poor and honest than to be a fool that tells lies and cheats people.

Proverbs 4:25

Don’t let yourself turn away from the good and wise goals that are before you.

Proverbs 6:12

An evil and worthless person tells lies and says bad things.

Proverbs 8:13

If a person respects the Lord,\par then that person will hate evil.\par I (Wisdom) hate pride\par and people who think they are better\par than other people.\par I hate evil ways, and a lying mouth.\par

Proverbs 8:8

The things I say are right.\par There is nothing false or wrong\par in my words.\par

Colossians 3:8

But now put these things out of your life: anger, being very mad, doing or saying things to hurt other people, and using evil words when you talk.

1 Timothy 6:5

They are always making trouble, because they are people whose thinking has been confused. They have lost their understanding of the truth. They think that serving God is a way to get rich.

James 1:21

So put out of your life every evil thing and every kind of wrong thing you do. Be humble and accept God’s teaching that is planted in your hearts. This teaching can save you.

James 1:26

You might think you are religious (good). But if you say things you should not say, then you are fooling yourself. Your “religion” is worth nothing.

1 Peter 2:1

So don’t do anything to hurt \{other people\}, don’t lie, don’t do things to fool people, don’t be jealous, don’t say bad things about people. Put all these things out of your life.