24Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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.
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.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 20-27)Solomon, having warned us not to do evil, here teaches us how to do well. It is not enough for us to shun the occasions of sin, but we must study the methods of duty. I. We must have a continual regard to the word of God and endeavour that it may be always ready to us. 1. The sayings of wisdom must be our principles by which we must govern ourselves, our monitors to warn us of duty and danger; and…
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