Proverbs 5:2
That thou mayst keep thoughts, and thy lips may preserve instruction. Mind not the deceit of a woman.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
In Context
1My son, attend to my wisdom, and incline thy ear to my prudence.
3For the lips of a harlot are like a honeycomb dropping, and her throat is smoother than oil.
Cross References
Psalms 71:15My mouth shall shew forth thy justice; thy salvation all the day long. Because I have not knows learning,
Proverbs 10:21The lips of the just teach many: but they that are ignorant, shall die in the want of understanding.
Proverbs 15:7The lips of the wise shall disperse knowledge: the heart of fools shall be unlike.
Proverbs 20:15There is gold, and a multitude of jewels: but the lips of knowledge are a precious vessel.
Malachi 2:6The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace, and in equity, and turned many away 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 →