Proverbs 4:24

God's Word

Remove dishonesty from your mouth. Put deceptive speech far away from your lips.

Cross References

Job 11:14

If you’re holding on to sin, put it far away, and don’t let injustice live in your tent.

Psalm 34:14

Turn away from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it!

Proverbs 10:32

The lips of a righteous person announce good will, but the mouths of wicked people are devious.

Proverbs 17:20

A twisted mind never finds happiness, and one with a devious tongue ⌞repeatedly⌟ gets into trouble.

Proverbs 19:1

Better to be a poor person who lives innocently than to be one who talks dishonestly and is a fool.

Proverbs 4:25

Let your eyes look straight ahead and your sight be focused in front of you.

Proverbs 6:12

A good-for-nothing scoundrel is a person who has a dishonest mouth.

Proverbs 8:13

To fear the Lord is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, evil behavior, and twisted speech.

Proverbs 8:8

Everything I say is fair, and there is nothing twisted or crooked in it.

Ezekiel 18:31

Stop all the rebellious things that you are doing. Get yourselves new hearts and new spirits. Why do you want to die, nation of Israel?

Colossians 3:8

Also get rid of your anger, hot tempers, hatred, cursing, obscene language, and all similar sins.

1 Timothy 6:5

and conflict between people whose corrupt minds have been robbed of the truth. They think that a godly life is a way to make a profit.

James 1:21

So get rid of all immoral behavior and all the wicked things you do. Humbly accept the word that God has placed in you. This word can save you.

James 1:26

If a person thinks that he is religious but can’t control his tongue, he is fooling himself. That person’s religion is worthless.

1 Peter 2:1

So get rid of every kind of evil, every kind of deception, hypocrisy, jealousy, and every kind of slander.