Proverbs 5:2 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

that you may keep discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

That you may exercise proper discrimination and discretion and your lips may guard and keep knowledge and the wise answer [to temptation].

American Standard Version (1901)

That thou mayest preserve discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge.

Common English Bible

so you might remain discreet, and your lips might guard knowledge.

Catholic Public Domain Version

so that you may guard your thinking, and so that your lips may preserve discipline. Do not pay attention to the deceit of a woman.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

That thou mayst keep thoughts, and thy lips may preserve instruction. Mind not the deceit of a woman.

Proverbs 5:2 Cross References

Psalm 119:13

With my lips I declare all the ordinances of thy mouth.

Psalm 45:2

You are the fairest of the sons of men; grace is poured upon your lips; therefore God has blessed you for ever.

Psalm 71:15

My mouth will tell of thy righteous acts, of thy deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge.

Proverbs 10:21

The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the minds of fools.

Proverbs 16:23

The mind of the wise makes his speech judicious, and adds persuasiveness to his lips.

Proverbs 20:15

There is gold, and abundance of costly stones; but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

Proverbs 3:21

My son, keep sound wisdom and discretion; let them not escape from your sight,

Song of Solomon 4:11

Your lips distil nectar, my bride; honey and milk are under your tongue; the scent of your garments is like the scent of Lebanon.