Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
Ver. 24. Put away from thee a froward mouth.] To the keeping of the heart, a careful watching over the mouth, eyes, feet, &c., doth much conduce. For these outward parts abused, as they receive defilement from the heart, so they reflect defilement also upon it. They stain the soul, and dispose it to further evil. Christ had a pure heart; therefore his eyes were not bewitched, nor his ears enchanted, "neither was there any guile found in his mouth."
And perverse lips put far from thee.] Because it is a duty of no small difficulty, Jam 3:2-12 therefore he redoubleth his exhortation. "The words of the wise are as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies." Ecc 12:11