Proverbs 4:24 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הָסֵ֣ר	ha.Ser	remove	H5493 →
מִ֭מְּךָ	Mi.me.kha	from yourself	H4480 →
עִקְּשׁ֣וּת	'i.ke.Shut	crookedness of	H6143 →
פֶּ֑ה	Peh	mouth	H6310 →
וּלְז֥וּת	u.le.Zut	and deviousness of	H3891 →
שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם	Se.fa.Ta.yim	lips	H8193 →
הַרְחֵ֥ק	har.Chek	put far away	H7368 →
מִמֶּֽךָּ׃	mi.Me.ka	from yourself	H4480 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 1:26
If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
leads to
- Ephesians 4:29
  Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
- Psalms 141:3
  Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.
- 1 Peter 3:10
  For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.
- Ephesians 5:4
  Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.
- Proverbs 19:1
  Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.
Through
Proverbs 8:13
To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
leads to
- Psalms 97:10
  Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
- Proverbs 16:6
  By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.
- 1 Samuel 2:3
  Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

James 1:26If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.Proverbs 8:8All the words of my mouth are righteous; none are crooked or perverse.Proverbs 8:13To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.Proverbs 6:12A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,Ephesians 4:25–31Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.1 Peter 2:1Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.James 1:21Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.Colossians 3:8But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.1 Timothy 6:5and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.Proverbs 17:20The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.Job 11:14if you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents,Ezekiel 18:31Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?1 Samuel 1:14and said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Put away your wine!”

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