Putawayfrom you a deceitfulmouthAnd putdeviousspeechfarfrom you.
Ifiniquityis in your hand,putit faraway,And do not let wickednessdwellin your tents;
Departfrom eviland dogood;Seekpeaceand pursueit.
The lipsof the righteousbringforthwhatis acceptable,But the mouthof the wickedwhatis perverted.
He whohasa crookedmindfindsnogood,And he who is pervertedin his languagefallsinto evil.
Betteris a poorman who walksin his integrityThanhe whois perversein speechand is a fool.
Let your eyeslookdirectlyaheadAnd let your gazebe fixedstraightin frontof you.
A worthlessperson,a wickedman,Is the one who walkswith a perversemouth,
"The fearof the LORDis to hateevil;Prideand arroganceand the evilwayAnd the pervertedmouth,I hate.
"Allthe utterancesof my mouthare in righteousness;Thereis nothingcrookedor pervertedin them.
"Castawayfrom you allyour transgressionswhichyou have committedand makeyourselves a newheartand a newspirit!For whywill you die,O houseof Israel?
But nowyou also,putthem allaside:anger,wrath,malice,slander,[and] abusive speechfrom your mouth.
and constant frictionbetween menof depravedmindand deprivedof the truth,who supposethat godlinessis a means of gain.
Therefore,putting asideallfilthinessand [all] that remainsof wickedness,in humilityreceivethe wordimplanted,which is ableto saveyour souls.
Ifanyonethinkshimself to be religious,and yet does not bridlehis tonguebut deceiveshis [own] heart,this man'sreligionis worthless.
Therefore,putting asideallmaliceand alldeceitand hypocrisyand envyand allslander,
