You should put away the sin\par that is in your home.\par Don’t let evil live in your tent.\par
Proverbs 4:24 - Easy To Read Version Don’t bend the truth and say things that are not right. Don’t tell lies. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
You should put away the sin\par that is in your home.\par Don’t let evil live in your tent.\par
Stop doing bad things!\par Do good things.\par Work for peace.\par Run after peace until you catch it.\par
A crooked person will not get a good profit. A liar will get into bad trouble.
It is better to be poor and honest than to be a fool that tells lies and cheats people.
Don’t let yourself turn away from the good and wise goals that are before you.
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
The things I say are right.\par There is nothing false or wrong\par in my words.\par
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.