Proverbs 5:2
That thou mayest observe discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
In Context
1My son, attend unto my wisdom; to my understanding incline thou thy ear:
3For as of fine honey drop the lips of an adulterous woman, and smoother than oil is her palate;
Cross References
Psalms 71:15My mouth shall relate thy righteousness, all the day thy salvation; for I know not their numbers.
Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die through lack of sense.
Proverbs 15:7The lips of the wise scatter knowledge; but the heart of fools is not reliable.
Proverbs 20:15There is gold, and a multitude of pearls; but a precious vessel are the lips of knowledge.
Malachi 2:6The law of truth was in his mouth, and falsehood was not found on his lips: in peace and equity he walked with me, and many did he turn 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 →