King James Version
Proverbs 4:24 in the King James Version says “Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. a froward: Heb. frowardness of mouth and perver...” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. a froward: Heb. frowardness of mouth and perverseness of lips”
Proverbs 4:24 · KJV
For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. health: Heb. medicine
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. with: Heb. above all keeping
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. a froward: Heb. frowardness of mouth and perverseness of lips
Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. let: or, all thy ways shall be ordered aright
KJV Study — Public Domain
“mouth”
H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos
“lips”
H8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
“put far”
H7368to widen (in any direction), i.e., (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
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