Proverbs 4:24

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Remove perverse speech from your mouth; keep devious talk far from your lips.

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Referenced Verses

  • Jas 1:26 : 26 If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.
  • 1 Pet 2:1 : 1 So get rid of all evil and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.
  • Jas 1:21 : 21 So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.
  • Prov 8:8 : 8 All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing in them twisted or crooked.
  • Eph 4:25-31 : 25 Therefore, having laid aside falsehood, each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, because we are members of one another. 26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on the cause of your anger. 27 Do not give the devil an opportunity. 28 The one who steals must steal no longer; instead he must labor, doing good with his own hands, so that he will have something to share with the one who has need. 29 You must let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for the building up of the one in need, that it would give grace to those who hear. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 You must put away all bitterness, anger, wrath, quarreling, and slanderous talk– indeed all malice.
  • Job 11:14 : 14 if iniquity is in your hand– put it far away, and do not let evil reside in your tents.
  • Prov 6:12 : 12 A worthless and wicked person walks around saying perverse things;
  • Prov 8:13 : 13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.
  • Prov 17:20 : 20 The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.
  • Ezek 18:31 : 31 Throw away all your sins you have committed and fashion yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why should you die, O house of Israel?
  • Col 3:8 : 8 But now, put off all such things as anger, rage, malice, slander, abusive language from your mouth.
  • 1 Tim 6:5 : 5 and constant bickering by people corrupted in their minds and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a way of making a profit.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 34:13-14
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    13Then make sure you don’t speak evil words or use deceptive speech!

    14Turn away from evil and do what is right! Strive for peace and promote it!

  • Prov 4:25
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    25Let your eyes look directly in front of you and let your gaze look straight before you.

  • Prov 10:31-32
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    31The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed.

    32The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the speech of the wicked is perverse.

  • Prov 6:24
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    24by keeping you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the loose woman.

  • Prov 4:23
    77%

    23Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.

  • Ps 141:3
    76%

    3O LORD, place a guard on my mouth! Protect the opening of my lips!

  • Prov 15:4
    76%

    4Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree, but a perverse speech breaks the spirit.

  • Prov 17:4
    76%

    4One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue.

  • Prov 17:20
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    20The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.

  • Prov 5:2-3
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    2in order to safeguard discretion, and that your lips may guard knowledge.

    3For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her seductive words are smoother than olive oil,

  • Prov 2:12
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    12to deliver you from the way of the wicked, from those speaking perversity,

  • Prov 8:7-8
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    7For my mouth speaks truth, and my lips hate wickedness.

    8All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing in them twisted or crooked.

  • Job 27:4
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    4my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will whisper no deceit.

  • Prov 22:18
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    18For it is pleasing if you keep these sayings within you, and they are ready on your lips.

  • Prov 21:23
    74%

    23The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles.

  • Prov 4:15
    74%

    15Avoid it, do not go on it; turn away from it, and go on.

  • Ps 31:18
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    18May lying lips be silenced– lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!

  • Prov 14:3
    74%

    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Ps 50:19
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    19You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive.

  • Ps 12:2-3
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    2People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.

    3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!

  • Prov 16:23
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    23A wise person’s heart makes his speech wise and it adds persuasiveness to his words.

  • Ps 101:4
    73%

    4I will have nothing to do with a perverse person; I will not permit evil.

  • Prov 22:5
    73%

    5Thorns and snares are in the path of the perverse, but the one who guards himself keeps far from them.

  • Prov 2:16
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    16to deliver you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who has flattered you with her words;

  • Prov 4:21
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    21Do not let them depart from your sight, guard them within your heart;

  • Prov 6:12
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    12A worthless and wicked person walks around saying perverse things;

  • Prov 4:27
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    27Do not turn to the right or to the left; turn yourself away from evil.

  • Ps 17:4
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    4As for the actions of people– just as you have commanded, I have not followed in the footsteps of violent men.

  • Prov 13:3
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    3The one who guards his words guards his life; whoever is talkative will come to ruin.

  • Prov 5:7-8
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    7So now, children, listen to me; do not turn aside from the words I speak.

    8Keep yourself far from her, and do not go near the door of her house,

  • Prov 7:5
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    5so that they may keep you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who has flattered you with her words.

  • Prov 4:5
    73%

    5Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget and do not turn aside from the words I speak.

  • Prov 15:2
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    2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

  • Prov 10:19
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    19When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise.

  • 1 Pet 3:10
    72%

    10For the one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from uttering deceit.

  • Prov 24:2
    72%

    2for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.

  • Prov 30:32
    72%

    32If you have done foolishly by exalting yourself or if you have planned evil, put your hand over your mouth!

  • Job 15:5
    72%

    5Your sin inspires your mouth; you choose the language of the crafty.

  • Prov 18:6
    72%

    6The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.

  • Mic 7:5
    72%

    5Do not rely on a friend; do not trust a companion! Even with the one who lies in your arms, do not share secrets!

  • Prov 16:30
    72%

    30The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips has accomplished evil.

  • Prov 14:7
    72%

    7Walk abreast with a foolish person, and you do not understand wise counsel.

  • Eccl 10:12
    72%

    12Words and Works of Wise Men and Fools The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.

  • Prov 6:14
    72%

    14he plots evil with perverse thoughts in his heart, he spreads contention at all times.