Proverbs 5:2 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

² so that you may hold on to prudence, and your lips may guard knowledge.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² That thou mayest regard discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² 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)

² That thou mayest preserve discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge.

Common English Bible

² so you might remain discreet, and your lips might guard knowledge.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² 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.

Proverbs 5:2 Cross References

Proverbs 16:23

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

Proverbs 15:7

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

Song of Solomon 4:11

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

Proverbs 15:2

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

Proverbs 10:21

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

Psalm 119:13

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

Psalm 71:15

My mouth will tell of your righteous acts, of your deeds of salvation all day long, though their number is past my knowledge.

Psalm 45:2

You are the most handsome of men; grace is poured upon your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.

Proverbs 20:15

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

Proverbs 3:21

My child, do not let these escape from your sight: keep sound wisdom and prudence,