Proverbs 4:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.”

Proverbs 4:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 4:24 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 4:24 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 4:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.”

Proverbs 4:24 — World English Bible

Proverbs 4:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee. ”

Proverbs 4:24 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 4:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Turn aside from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee,”

Proverbs 4:24 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 4:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Put away from thee perverseness of mouth, and corrupt lips put far from thee. ”

Proverbs 4:24 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 4:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

Proverbs 4:24 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 4:24 in Context — Proverbs 4

22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.

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What Does Proverbs 4:24 Mean?

Proverbs 4:24 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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