PROV 4:24 Interlinear View

1. Hebrew word
2. Hebrew lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. הָסֵר
2. 388518
3. Remove
4. Remove
5. 5493
6. V-Vhv2ms
7. remove
8. S
9. Y-1000
10. 270460
1. מִמְּ,ךָ
2. 388519,388520
3. from yourself
4. -
6. S-R,Sp2ms
7. from,yourself
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270461
1. עִקְּשׁוּת
2. 388521
3. crookedness of
4. -
5. 6143
6. O-Ncfsc
7. crookedness_of
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270462
1. פֶּה
2. 388522
3. mouth
4. mouth
5. 6310
6. O-Ncmsa
7. mouth
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270463
1. וּ,לְזוּת
2. 388523,388524
3. and deviousness of
4. ≈and devious
5. 3891
6. SO-C,Ncfsc
7. and,deviousness_of
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270464
1. שְׂפָתַיִם
2. 388525
3. lips
4. lips
5. 8193
6. O-Ncfda
7. lips
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270465
1. הַרְחֵק
2. 388526
3. put far away
4. -
5. 7368
6. V-Vhv2ms
7. put_far_away
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270466
1. מִמֶּֽ,ךָּ
2. 388527,388528
3. from yourself
4. -
6. S-R,Sp2ms
7. from,yourself
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270467
2. 388529
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 270468

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 4:20–27: Seventh Lesson: Concentrate on following a righteous lifestyle

This section begins with the typical introduction (4:20–22). The father/teacher then exhorts his son/student to follow a righteous life. He mentions different parts of the body (ear, heart, mouth, eyes, feet) to emphasize that doing what is right involves the whole person (4:23–27).

Another possible heading for this section is:

Always doing what is right

4:24

Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning:

^24a Put away deception from your mouth;

^24b keep your lips from perverse speech.

4:24a

Put away deception from your mouth;

Do not use your^(sing) mouth to tell lies;
Do not tell^(sing) lies.

4:24b

keep your lips from perverse speech.

don’t ever say things that are not true. (NCV)
Never mislead people or deceive them by what you^(sing) say.

4:24a–b

Put away…keep…from: In this context, these parallel phrases both mean to avoid using this kind of speech. In languages that cannot use a figurative expression such as “keep your lips from” in this context, it may be possible to add emphasis in other ways. For example, some English versions use the words “don’t ever” or “never.” Here is another way to translate this:

don’t ever say things that are not true (NCV)

deception…perverse speech: These two parallel phrases refer to all kinds of dishonest speech, including telling lies and testifying falsely in court.

mouth…lips: Both of these words are figures of speech (metonymy) that represent what is spoken by the mouth/lips. Because of this, many English versions do not mention mouth or lips directly, but use a natural expression that refers to speech. For example:

Put away from you crooked speech,

and put devious talk far from you. (RSV)

Never say anything that isn’t true. Have nothing to do with lies and misleading words. (GNT)

However, if your language has a natural expression that uses the words “mouth” or “lips” or “tongue,” you are encouraged to use it. For example, the first line in the NCV has:

Don’t use your mouth to tell lies (NCV)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

הָסֵ֣ר מִ֭מְּ⁠ךָ עִקְּשׁ֣וּת פֶּ֑ה וּ⁠לְז֥וּת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם הַרְחֵ֥ק מִמֶּֽ⁠ךָּ

put_away from,yourself deceitful_of mouth and,deviousness_of talk put_~_far from,yourself

These two clauses mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could connect the phrases with a word other than and in order to show that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: “Remove from you perversity of mouth, yes, the deviousness of lips put far away from you”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הָסֵ֣ר מִ֭מְּ⁠ךָ עִקְּשׁ֣וּת פֶּ֑ה וּ⁠לְז֥וּת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם הַרְחֵ֥ק מִמֶּֽ⁠ךָּ

put_away from,yourself deceitful_of mouth and,deviousness_of talk put_~_far from,yourself

The phrases perversity of mouth and deviousness of lips both refer to someone using his mouth or lips to speak deceitfully. If these phrases do not have that meaning in your language, you could use idioms from your language that do have this meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Remove from you perverse speech, and devious speech put far away from you”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הָסֵ֣ר מִ֭מְּ⁠ךָ עִקְּשׁ֣וּת פֶּ֑ה וּ⁠לְז֥וּת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם הַרְחֵ֥ק מִמֶּֽ⁠ךָּ

put_away from,yourself deceitful_of mouth and,deviousness_of talk put_~_far from,yourself

In this verse, Solomon speaks of perversity of mouth and the deviousness of lips as if they were objects that someone could Remove or put far away. He means that a person should not speak deceitfully. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Do not speak perversely and do not speak deviously”

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Hebrew word
5. Hebrew lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. Remove
2. Remove
3. 5510
5. 388518
6. V-Vhv2ms
8. S
9. Y-1000
10. 270460
1. from yourself
2. -
3. 4129,1978
5. 388519,388520
6. S-R,Sp2ms
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270461
1. crookedness of
2. -
3. 5688
5. 388521
6. O-Ncfsc
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270462
1. mouth
2. mouth
3. 6255
5. 388522
6. O-Ncmsa
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270463
1. and deviousness of
2. ≈and devious
3. 1987,3808
5. 388523,388524
6. SO-C,Ncfsc
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270464
1. lips
2. lips
3. 8106
5. 388525
6. O-Ncfda
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270465
1. put far away
2. -
3. 7281
5. 388526
6. V-Vhv2ms
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270466
1. from yourself
2. -
3. 4129,1978
5. 388527,388528
6. S-R,Sp2ms
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270467

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.

OET interlinear PROV 4:24

Hebrew word order

Section 4:20–27: Seventh Lesson: Concentrate on following a righteous lifestyle

4:24

4:24a

4:24b

4:24a–b

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)