Proverbs
Proverbs 4:24
24Put away deception from your mouth;
keep your lips from perverse speech.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Put | הָסֵ֣ר | hā·sêr | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H5493 turn aside |
| away | מִ֭מְּךָ | mim·mə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| deception | עִקְּשׁ֣וּת | ‘iq·qə·šūṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H6143 crookedness |
| from your mouth | פֶּ֑ה | peh | Noun - masculine singular | H6310 mouth |
| keep | הַרְחֵ֥ק | har·ḥêq | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H7368 be, or become, far, distant |
| your lips | שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם | śə·p̲ā·t̲a·yim | Noun - fd | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
| from perverse speech | וּלְז֥וּת | ū·lə·zūṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3891 deviation, crookedness |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
James 1:26 · Proverbs 8:8 · Ephesians 4:25–31 · Proverbs 8:13 · 1 Peter 2:1 · Proverbs 6:12 · James 1:21 · Colossians 3:8 · 1 Timothy 6:5 · Proverbs 17:20 · Ezekiel 18:31 · Job 11:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.