Proverbs 5:2
so you may learn about discretion 1 and your lips may protect knowledge. 1
Unlocked Literal 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; 1 incline your ears to my understanding, 1
3For the lips of an adulteress drip with honey 1 and her mouth is smoother than oil, 1
Cross References
Psalms 71:15My mouth will tell about your righteousness 1 and your salvation all the day, 1 although I cannot understand it. 1
Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous person nourish many, 1 but fools die because of their lack of sense. 1
Proverbs 15:7The lips of wise people scatter knowledge about, 1 but not so the hearts of fools. 1
Proverbs 20:15There is gold and an abundance of costly stones, 1 but lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. 1
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 away from sin.
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 →