Proverbs 5:2

Proverbs 5:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
• New International Version (NIV)that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
• New King James Version (NKJV)That you may preserve discretion, And your lips may keep knowledge.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then you will show discernment, and your lips will express what you’ve learned.

Context of Proverbs 5:2

1My son, be attentive to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding, that you may keep discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge. 3For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil, 4but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

Proverbs 5:2 word by word

לִשְׁמֹ֥ר מְזִמּ֑וֹת וְ֝דַ֗עַת שְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ יִנְצֹֽרוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• That thou mayest regardשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• discretionמְזִמָּהmezimmâh · plotH4209
• thy lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193
• may keepנָצַרnâtsar · to watchH5341
• knowledgeדַּ֫עַתda‛ath · knowledgeH1847

Cross-references for Proverbs 5:2

• Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
• Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.
• Proverbs 16:23The heart of the wise makes his speech judicious and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
• Proverbs 20:15There is gold and abundance of costly stones, but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
• Psalms 45:2You are the most handsome of the sons of men; grace is poured upon your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
• Psalms 71:15My mouth will tell of your righteous acts, of your deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge.
• Psalms 119:13With my lips I declare all the rules of your mouth.
• Malachi 2:6True instruction was in his mouth, and no wrong was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity.

Commentaries on Proverbs 5:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And that thy lips may keep - literally, “and thy lips shall keep.”Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2Following instructions helps you make good choices. This is especially important when dealing with a woman who behaves immorally.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. regard--or, "observe." keep--preserve constantly.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 5:2

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Commentaries on Proverbs 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings