Proverbs 4:24

Proverbs 4:24 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

24Keep your mouth free of perversity;

keep corrupt talk far from your lips.

24Rid yourself of a deceitful mouth

And keep devious speech far from you.

24Put away from you a deceitful (lying, misleading) mouth,

And put devious lips far from you.

24Put away deception from your mouth;

keep your lips from perverse speech.

24Put away from thee a wayward mouth,

And perverse lips put far from thee.

24Put away from thee a froward mouth, and put wicked lippes farre from thee.

24Put away from yourself a perverse mouth.

Put corrupt lips far from you.

24Don’t speak with twisted words.

Keep evil talk away from your lips.

24Never tell lies or try to deceive other people.

24Turn aside a contrary mouth from you, || And put perverse lips far from you,