THEOSISProverbs 4:24Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Remove from thee a froward mouth, and let detracting lips be far from thee.
הָסֵ֣ר מִ֭מְּךָ עִקְּשׁ֣וּת פֶּ֑ה וּלְז֥וּת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם הַרְחֵ֥ק מִמֶּֽךָּ׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Prov 8:8All my words are just, there is nothing wicked, nor perverse in them.
- Jas 1:26And if any man think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue but deceiving his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
- Eph 4:25Wherefore, putting away lying, speak ye the truth, every man with his neighbour. For we are members one of another.
- Eph 4:31Let all bitterness and anger and indignation and clamour and blasphemy be put away from you, with all malice.
- Jas 1:21Wherefore, casting away all uncleanness and abundance of naughtiness, with meekness receive the ingrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
- Prov 8:13The fear of the Lord hateth evil; I hate arrogance, and pride, and every wicked way, and a mouth with a double tongue.
- 1 Pet 2:1Wherefore laying away all malice and all guile and dissimulations and envies and all detractions,
- Prov 6:12A man that is an apostate, an unprofitable man, walketh with a perverse mouth,