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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 4:24 - Mouth
Proverbs 4:24 - Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Put away | H5493 | סוּר |
[Verb] to turn off (literally or figuratively) |
| from | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
| thee a froward | H6143 | עִקְּשׁוּת |
[Noun Feminine] perversity |
| mouth | H6310 | פֶּה |
[Noun Masculine] the mouth (as the means of {blowing }) whether literally or figuratively (particularly speech); specifically {edge} portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to |
| and perverse | H3891 | לְזוּת |
[Noun Feminine] perverseness |
| lips | H8193 | שָׂפָה |
[Noun Feminine] Probably from H5595 or H8192 through the idea of termination (compare H5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication language; by analogy a margin (of a {vessel} {water} {cloth} etc.) |
| put far | H7368 | רָחַק |
[Verb] to widen (in any {direction}) that {is} (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or {figuratively} of place or relation) |
| from | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
| thee |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.