Proverbs 5:2
that you may maintain discretion, 2 that your lips may preserve knowledge. 1
One Unity Resource 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. 2 Turn your ear to my understanding: 1
3For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. 2 Her mouth is smoother than oil, 1
Cross References
Psalms 71:15My mouth will tell about your righteousness, 2 and of your salvation all day, 2 though I don’t know its full measure. 1
Proverbs 10:21The lips of the upright feed many, 2 but the foolish die for lack of understanding. 1
Proverbs 15:7The lips of the wise spread knowledge; 2 not so with the heart of fools. 1
Proverbs 20:15There is gold and abundance of rubies; 2 but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel. 1
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 →