Proverbs 5:2
That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
Webster Bible
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 bow thy ear to my understanding:
3For the lips of a strange woman drop as a honey-comb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
Cross References
Psalms 71:15My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof .
Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
Proverbs 15:7The lips of the wise diffuse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
Proverbs 20:15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Malachi 2:6The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and turned many away 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 →