Proverbs 4:24

Modern English Version

Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and put perverse lips far from you.

Cross References

Job 11:14

if iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, and do not let wickedness dwell in your tents;

Psalm 34:14

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

Proverbs 10:32

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.

Proverbs 17:20

He who has a crooked heart does not prosper; and he who has a deceitful tongue falls into calamity.

Proverbs 19:1

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

Proverbs 4:25

Let your eyes look straight ahead, and your gaze be directly before you.

Proverbs 6:12

A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth.

Proverbs 8:13

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way and perverse speech do I hate.

Proverbs 8:8

All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing crooked or perverse in them.

Ezekiel 18:31

Cast away from you all your transgressions whereby you have transgressed, and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why will you die, O house of Israel?

Colossians 3:8

But now you must also put away all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, and filthy language out of your mouth.

1 Timothy 6:5

constant disputes by men of corrupt minds, being destitute of the truth, and supposing that financial gain is godliness. Withdraw yourself from such men.

James 1:21

Therefore lay aside all filthiness and remaining wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

James 1:26

If anyone among you seems to be religious and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.

1 Peter 2:1

Therefore put away all wickedness, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking.