Proverbs 5:2
so that you may guard your thinking, and so that your lips may preserve discipline. Do not pay attention to the deceit of a woman.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
In Context
1My son, pay attention to my wisdom, and incline your ear to my prudence,
3For the lips of a loose woman are like a dripping honeycomb, and her voice is smoother than oil.
Cross References
Psalms 71:15And he will live, and to him will be given from the gold of Arabia, and by him they will always adore. They will bless him all day long.
Proverbs 10:21The lips of the just instruct many. But those who are unlearned shall die in destitution of heart.
Proverbs 15:7The lips of the wise shall disseminate knowledge. The heart of the foolish will be dissimilar.
Proverbs 20:15There is gold, and there are a multitude of jewels. But lips of knowledge are a precious vessel.
Malachi 2:6The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and integrity, and he turned away many from iniquity.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 5:2-15
Parental Instructions; Cautions against Sensuality. 1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: 2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. 3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: 4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. 6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them. 7… Read the whole commentary →