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Berean Standard Bible

“Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.”

Proverbs 4:24

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The father's instruction to his son moves from the heart to the body, covering eyes, feet and mouth. Here he addresses speech.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.

World English Bible (WEB)

Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.

King James Version (KJV)

Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Aparta de ti la perversidad de la boca, y aleja de ti la iniquidad de labios.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Evita hablar de cosas perversas; aparta tus labios de decir cosas corruptas.

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