Proverbs 5:2
that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
Berean Standard Bible
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; incline your ear to my insight,
3Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,
Cross References
Psalms 71:15My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.
Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
Proverbs 15:7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.
Proverbs 20:15There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
Malachi 2:6True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and he turned 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 →