Proverbs 5:2
To observe thoughtfulness, And knowledge do thy lips keep.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
In Context
1My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear,
3For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And smoother than oil [is] her mouth,
Cross References
Psalms 71:15My mouth recounteth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy salvation, For I have not known the numbers.
Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.
Proverbs 15:7The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, And the heart of fools [is] not right.
Proverbs 20:15Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, [are] lips of knowledge.
Malachi 2:6The law of truth hath been in his mouth, And perverseness hath not been found in his lips, In peace and in uprightness he walked with Me, And many he brought back 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 →