Proverbs 4:24 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 4:24

22 For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh.

23 Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of ^alife.

24 Put away from you a¹ deceitful mouth,
And put perverse lips far from you.

25 Let your eyes look straight ahead,
And your eyelids look right before you.

26 Ponder the path of your ^afeet,
And let all your ways be established.

27 Do not turn to the right or the left;
Remove your foot from evil.

Verse Comparison: Proverbs 4:24

American Standard Version
Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.

Amplified® Bible
Put away from you false {and} dishonest speech, and willful {and} contrary talk put far from you.

Contemporary English Version
Never tell lies or be deceitful in what you say.

Darby English Version
Put away from thee perverseness of mouth, and corrupt lips put far from thee.

Good News Bible
Never say anything that isn't true. Have nothing to do with lies and misleading words.

King James Version
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

New American Standard Bible
Put away from you a deceitful mouth And put devious speech far from you.

New International Version
Put away perversity from your mouth;
keep corrupt talk far from your lips.

New King James Version
Put away from you a deceitful mouth,
And put perverse lips far from you.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Put away from you a deceitful mouth And put devious speech far from you.

Revised Standard Version
Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.

Young's Literal Translation
Turn aside from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee,

New English Translation
Remove perverse speech¹ from your mouth;² keep devious talk far from your lips.³