Proverbs 4:24
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
†Put away from thee a froward mouth, and peruerse lips put farre from thee.
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- †Hebrew wordingHeb. frowardnesse of mouth and peruersnes of lips.
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25Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
27Neither give place to the devil.
28Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
29Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
30And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
25Wherefore putting away lying, speake euery man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
26Be ye angry and sinne not, let not the Sunne go down vpon your wrath:
27Neither giue place to the deuill.
28Let him that stole, steale no more: but rather let him labour, working with his handes the thing which is good, that he may haue ‖to giue to him that needeth.
29Let no corrupt communication proceede out of your mouth, but that which is good ‖to the vse of edifying, that it may minister grace vnto the hearers.
30And grieue not the holy Sririt of God, whereby yee are sealed vnto the day of redemption.
31Let all bitternes, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and euill speaking, be put away from you, with all malice,
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21Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
21Wherefore lay apart all filthinesse, and superfluitie of naughtinesse, & receiue with meeknesse the engrafted word, which is able to saue your soules.
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31¶ Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
31¶ *Cast away from you all your transgressions, wherby yee haue transgressed, and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will yee die, O house of Israel?
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Proverbs 4:24
To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.
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1. Perverse or turned aside from what is right. 2. Contrary or opposed in conduct or response.
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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.
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Literally, turned aside; hence, distorted from the right.
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Sense 1: The physical borders of the mouth. Sense 2: By extension, speech or utterance.
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4:23¶ Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
4:23¶ †Keepe thy heart with all diligence: for out of it are the issues of life.
4:24Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
4:24†Put away from thee a froward mouth, and peruerse lips put farre from thee.
Selected passage4:25Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
4:25Let thine eyes looke right on, and let thine eye lids looke straight before thee.