Proverbs 4:24 KJV
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
Words Then and Now
- froward perverse; stubborn; contrary Still heard today: nothing untoward happened, untoward is built the same way: perverse, unfavorable Webster’s 1828 · Froward
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Thou and Ye
- thee one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- Cautions against bad company, Exhortation to faith and holinessThe way of evil men may seem pleasant, and the nearest way to compass some end; but it is an evil way, and will end ill; if thou love thy God and thy soul,...
Thompson Chains
- Evil SpeakingSee the chain from Ephesians 4:31 · 3 links
Parallel Passages
- Matthew 12:35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
- Luke 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- James 1:26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
- Proverbs 8:8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
- Ephesians 4:25–31 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. …
- James 1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
- 1 Peter 2:1 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
- Job 11:14 If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
- Proverbs 6:12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
- Proverbs 8:13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
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Topics
Hebrew and Strong’s
- Put away הָסֵר hāsēr סוּר Verb · hiphil imperative, second person masculine singular
- from thee a froward מִמְּךָ mimmĕkā Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine singular עִקְּשׁוּת ʿiqqĕšût עִקְּשׁוּת Noun · feminine singular construct
- mouth פֶּה pê פֶּה Noun · masculine singular
- and perverse וּלְזוּת ûlĕzût לְזוּת Noun · feminine singular construct · with and
- lips שְׂפָתַיִם śĕpātayim שָׂפָה Noun · feminine dual
- put far הַרְחֵק harḥēq רָחַק Verb · hiphil imperative, second person masculine singular מִמֶּךָּ mimmekkā Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine singular
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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