iq.q.shut denotes a crooked quality of speech, associated with lips that are to be rejected or characterize an evil person.

The attested use concerns a crooked quality associated with lips: it is to be removed in Proverbs 4:24 and describes the speech of a worthless, evil man in Proverbs 6:12.

1. Crooked speech associated with lips · dominant

   Both occurrences use the construct singular noun with “lip(s).” In Proverbs 4:24 the APB renders the clause “Remove crookedness of lip from you,” while in Proverbs 6:12 it describes a worthless, evil man who “walks with crooked lips.”

   Proverbs 4:24Proverbs 6:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term through “crookedness of lip” in Proverbs 4:24 and “crooked lips” in Proverbs 6:12. These phrases confirm the verses’ speech-related setting rather than isolate a precise English equivalent.