Proverbs 4:24 (LSB)

Passage

Put away from you a perverse mouth And put devious lips far from you.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 4:22 For they are life to those who find them And healing to all his flesh.

Proverbs 4:23 Guard your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.

Proverbs 4:24 Put away from you a perverse mouth And put devious lips far from you.

Proverbs 4:25 Let your eyes look directly ahead And even let your eyelids be fixed straight in front of you.

Proverbs 4:26 Watch the track of your feet And all your ways will be established.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "away", "perverse", "mouth", "devious", and "lips". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "away" and "perverse", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "Guard your heart with all diligence For..." into verse 25's "Let your eyes look directly ahead And...", so "away" and "perverse" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "away" and "perverse" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.