Proverbs 5:2

That thou mayest preserve discretion,—and, as for knowledge, that thy lips may guard it.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1My son, to my wisdom, attend, and, to mine understanding, incline thou thine ear:

3For, with sweet droppings, drip the lips of her that is a stranger, and, smoother than oil, is her mouth;

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Cross References

Psalms 71:15My mouth, shall relate thy righteousness, All the day, thy deliverance, For I know not the numbers.

Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous, feed multitudes, but, the foolish, for lack of sense, shall die.

Proverbs 15:7The lips of the wise, scatter abroad knowledge, but, the heart of dullards, is not right.

Proverbs 20:15There are gold, and an abundance of corals, but, precious jewels, are the lips of knowledge.

Malachi 2:6The deliverance of truth, was in his mouth, and, perverseness, was not found in his lips,— In well-doing and in uprightness, walked he with me, and, multitudes, did he turn 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 →

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