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Proverbs 4:24

Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.
Proverbs 4:24
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

הָסֵ֣ר מִ֭מְּךָ עִקְּשׁ֣וּת פֶּ֑ה וּלְז֥וּת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם הַרְחֵ֥ק מִמֶּֽךָּ׃

  1. הָסֵ֣רha.Ser“remove”
    Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from סוּר · “remove” · Strong's H5493G
  2. מִ֭מְּךָMi.me.kha“from yourself”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  3. עִקְּשׁ֣וּת'i.ke.Shut“crookedness of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from עִקְּשׁוּת · “crookedness” · Strong's H6143
  4. פֶּ֑הPeh“mouth”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פֶּה · “word” · Strong's H6310I
  5. וּלְז֥וּתu.le.Zut“and deviousness of”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from לָזוּת · “perversity” · Strong's H3891
  6. שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםSe.fa.Ta.yim“lips”
    Noun, feminine, dual, absolute · from שָׂפָה · “words” · Strong's H8193H
  7. הַרְחֵ֥קhar.Chek“put far away”
    Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָחַק · “to remove” · Strong's H7368
  8. מִמֶּֽךָּ׃mi.Me.ka“from yourself”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)