Pro 4:24
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. {a froward...: Heb. frowardness of mouth and perverseness of lips}
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If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion {is} vain.
All the words of my mouth {are} in righteousness; {there is} nothing froward or perverse in them. {froward: Heb. wreathed}
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
The fear of the LORD {is} to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself. {Perverse...: or, Gallings one of another}
If iniquity {be} in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. {He that hath a froward...: Heb. The froward of heart}
Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
The fear of the LORD {is} to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
The highway of the upright {is} to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.