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Proverbs 4:24
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KJ21
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
ASV
Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.
AMP
Put away from you a deceitful (lying, misleading) mouth, And put devious lips far from you.
AMPC
Put away from you false and dishonest speech, and willful and contrary talk put far from you.
BRG
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
CSB
Don’t let your mouth speak dishonestly, and don’t let your lips talk deviously.
CSBA
Don’t let your mouth speak dishonestly, and don’t let your lips talk deviously.
CEB
Have nothing to do with a corrupt mouth; keep devious lips far from you.
CJB
Keep crooked speech out of your mouth, banish deceit from your lips.
CEV
Never tell lies or be deceitful in what you say.
DARBY
Put away from thee perverseness of mouth, and corrupt lips put far from thee.
DRA
Remove from thee a froward mouth, and let detracting lips be far from thee.
ERV
Don’t bend the truth or say things that you know are not right.
EASY
Never tell lies or try to deceive other people.
EHV
Turn your mouth away from perverted speech, and keep devious lips far away from you.
ESV
Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.
ESVUK
Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.
EXB
·Don’t use your mouth to tell lies [L Have nothing to do with a perverse mouth]; ·don’t ever say things that are not true [L keep loose lips far from you].
GNV
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and put wicked lips far from thee.
GW
Remove dishonesty from your mouth. Put deceptive speech far away from your lips.
GNT
Never say anything that isn't true. Have nothing to do with lies and misleading words.
HCSB
Don’t let your mouth speak dishonestly, and don’t let your lips talk deviously.
ICB
Don’t use your mouth to tell lies. Don’t ever say things that are not true.
ISV
Never talk deceptively and don’t keep company with people whose speech is corrupt.
JUB
Put away from thee the perversion of the mouth, and the deviation of the lips put far from thee.
KJV
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
AKJV
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
LSB
Put away from you a perverse mouth And put devious lips far from you.
LEB
Remove from yourself deceitful speech, and abolish devious talk from yourself.
TLB
Spurn the careless kiss of a prostitute. Stay far from her.
MSG
Keep vigilant watch over your heart; that’s where life starts. Don’t talk out of both sides of your mouth; avoid careless banter, white lies, and gossip. Keep your eyes straight ahead; ignore all sideshow distractions. Watch your step, and the road will stretch out smooth before you. Look neither right nor left; leave evil in the dust.
MEV
Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and put perverse lips far from you.
NOG
Remove dishonesty from your mouth. Put deceptive speech far away from your lips.
NABRE
Dishonest mouth put away from you, deceitful lips put far from you.
NASB
Rid yourself of a deceitful mouth And keep devious speech far from you.
NASB1995
Put away from you a deceitful mouth And put devious speech far from you.
NCB
Turn away from the mouth that deceives and keep your distance from lips that mislead.
NCV
Don’t use your mouth to tell lies; don’t ever say things that are not true.
NET
Remove perverse speech from your mouth; keep devious talk far from your lips.
NIRV
Don’t speak with twisted words. Keep evil talk away from your lips.
NIV
Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
NIVUK
Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
NKJV
Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you.
NLV
Put false speaking away from you. Put bad talk far from you.
NLT
Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech.
NRSVA
Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.
NRSVACE
Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.
NRSVCE
Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.
NRSVUE
Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.
OJB
Put away from thee a deceitful peh (mouth), and perverse sfatayim (lips) put far from thee.
RGT
“Put away from you a perverse mouth. And put wicked lips far from you.
RSV
Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.
RSVCE
Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.
TLV
Put away perversity from your mouth, and keep devious lips far from you.
VOICE
Do away with any talk that twists and distorts the truth; have nothing to do with any verbal trickery.
WEB
Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.
WYC
Remove thou a shrewd mouth from thee (Do not thou speak depraved things); and backbiting lips be far from thee.
YLT
Turn aside from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee,
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