John Trapp on Proverbs 4:24

Verſ. 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, not his ears inchanted, neither was there any guile found in his m[illegible: 1 letter]uth.

And perverſe lips put far from thee] Becauſe it is a duty of no ſmall difficulty, James 3.2, 3, &c. therefore hee redoubleth his Exhortation. The words of the wiſe are as nails faſtened, &c. E[illegible: 1 letter]cleſ. 12.1.