Proverbs 5:2

Contemporary English Version 1995

you will have sound judgment, and you will always know the right thing to say.

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You can persuade others if you are wise and speak sensibly.

Words of wisdom make good sense; the thoughts of a fool make no sense at all.

Your lips are a honeycomb; milk and honey flow from your tongue. Your dress has the aroma of cedar trees from Lebanon.

Words of wisdom come from the wise, but fools speak foolishness.

Many are helped by useful instruction, but fools are killed by their own stupidity.

With my own mouth, I tell others the laws that you have spoken.

All day long I will tell the wonderful things you do to save your people. But you have done much more than I could possibly know.

No one is as handsome as you! Your words are always kind. That is why God will always bless you.

Sensible words are better than gold or jewels.

My child, use common sense and sound judgment! Always keep them in mind.