Proverbs 5:2 - Tree of Life Version

² that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.

More versions

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

Psalm 119:13

With my lips I rehearse all the rulings of Your mouth.

Psalm 45:2

My heart is stirred with a good word. I speak my verses to the king. My tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

Psalm 71:15

My mouth will recount Your justice and Your salvation all day, though I do not know the sum of them.

Proverbs 10:21

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

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of fools spouts folly.

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.

Proverbs 16:23

A wise man’s heart teaches his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.

Proverbs 20:15

There is gold and abundance of rubies, but lips that speak knowledge are precious.

Proverbs 3:21

My son, hold on to sound wisdom and discernment, do not let them out of your sight.

Song of Solomon 4:11

Your lips, my bride, drip honey from the honeycomb. Honey and milk are under your tongue. The scent of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon.