Translations
Modern
Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.
Traditional
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
Literal
Turn away from you the crookedness of the mouth, and perverse lips put far from you.
Latin
Remove a te os pravum, et detrahentia labia sint procul a te.
Interlinear
Hebrew
English
Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.
Notes
Proverbs teaches a lot about speech because words come from the heart. One basic lesson is to avoid bad speech, which includes lies, slander, gossip, and rumors (Proverbs 6:12; 17:4; 18:8).
Wise people walk through life looking straight ahead.
Glossary
Topics
Speaking: Evil Swearing and Cursing Using Bad Language Young Men: General Scriptures Concerning