Proverbs 5:2
that you may keep good understanding, and the discretion of my lips gives you a charge. Give no heed to a worthless woman;
LXX2012 (British)
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 apply your ear to my words;
3for honey drops from the lips of a harlot, who for a season pleases your palate:
Cross References
Psalms 71:15And he shall live, and there shall be given him of the gold of Arabia: and men shall pray for him continually; and all the day shall they praise him. 1
Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous know sublime truths: but the foolish die in lack.
Proverbs 15:7The lips of the wise are bound by discretion: but the hearts of the foolish are not safe.
Malachi 2:6The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked before me directing his way in peace, and he turned many from unrighteousness.
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 →