Proverbs 4:24
Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.
In context
21 Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. 22 For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh. 23 Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. 24 Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. 25 Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. 26 Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure. 27 Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 4:24 in the KJV
Put away from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 4:24 in the NIV
Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.