le.zut denotes corrupt or twisted speech to be removed from one's lips.

The attested use names a harmful quality of speech associated with the lips and set beside crookedness in a command to remove it.

1. Corrupt speech of the lips · dominant

   In Proverbs 4:24, the construct feminine singular form is linked to “lips” in a command to remove it; the APB renders the clause “remove perversity of lips from you.”

   Proverbs 4:24

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 4:24, the APB presents the clause as “remove perversity of lips from you.” This rendering confirms the verse's speech-focused warning without isolating every English word to the Hebrew form.