Proverbs 5:2

If you do that, you will be able to choose wisely what to do, and you will know the right things to say [MTY].

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

In Context

1My son, listen carefully to some more wise things that I will tell you. Listen well to what I am going to teach you.

3What an immoral woman says to you may be as sweet as honey, and sound smoother than olive oil feels on your skin,

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Cross References

Psalms 71:15I will tell people that you do what is right; all day long I will tell people how you have saved me, although what you have done is more than I can fully understand.

Proverbs 10:21What righteous people say [MTY] benefits many people, but foolish people die because of the stupid things that they do.

Proverbs 15:7What wise people teach [MTY] causes others to know much more, but foolish people cannot teach others what is useful.

Proverbs 20:15Gold and precious stones are valuable, but wise words [MTY] are more valuable.

Malachi 2:6They told the people that what I instructed them to do was right. And they did not tell [MTY] lies. They worked for me peacefully and loyally, and they helped many people to stop sinning.

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 →

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