Proverbs 4:24-26
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
24 Put away from you crooked speech,
and put devious talk far from you.
25 Let your eyes look directly forwards,
and your gaze be straight before you.
26 Keep straight the path of your feet,
and all your ways will be sure.
Proverbs 4:24-26
King James Version
24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
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Proverbs 4:24-26
New King James Version
24 Put away from you a [a]deceitful mouth,
And put perverse lips far from you.
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead,
And your eyelids look right before you.
26 Ponder the path of your (A)feet,
And let all your ways be established.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:24 devious
Proverbs 4:24-26
English Standard Version
24 Put away from you (A)crooked speech,
and put (B)devious talk far from you.
25 (C)Let your eyes look directly forward,
and your gaze be straight before you.
26 (D)Ponder[a] the path of your feet;
(E)then all your ways will be sure.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:26 Or Make level
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