Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

That you may observe discretion
And your lips may reserve knowledge.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

so that you may maintain discretion
and your lips safeguard knowledge.

International Standard Version

so you may carefully practice discretion and your lips preserve knowledge.

A Conservative Version

that thou may preserve discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


That you may exercise discrimination and discretion (good judgment),
And your lips may reserve knowledge and answer wisely [to temptation].

Bible in Basic English

So that you may be ruled by a wise purpose, and your lips may keep knowledge.

Darby Translation

that thou mayest keep reflection, and that thy lips may preserve knowledge.

Julia Smith Translation

To watch meditation, and thy lips shall guard knowledge.

King James 2000

That you may preserve discretion, and that your lips may keep knowledge.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[in order] to keep prudence, and knowledge will guard your lips.

Modern King James verseion

in order to keep discretion, that your lips may keep knowledge.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

that thou mayest regard good counsel, and that thy lips may keep nurture.

NET Bible

in order to safeguard discretion, and that your lips may guard knowledge.

New Heart English Bible

that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.

The Emphasized Bible

That thou mayest preserve discretion, - and, as for knowledge, that thy lips may guard it.

Webster

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

World English Bible

that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.

Youngs Literal Translation

To observe thoughtfulness, And knowledge do thy lips keep.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁמר 
Shamar 
Usage: 468

and that thy lips
שׂפת שׂפה 
Saphah 
Usage: 176

Verse Info

Context Readings

Avoid Seduction

1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my intelligence; 2 That you may observe discretion
And your lips may reserve knowledge.
3 For the lips of the strange woman drop as a honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil,

Cross References

Psalm 45:2

Thou art fairer than the sons of men, grace is poured into thy lips; therefore God has blessed thee for ever.

Psalm 71:15

My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day, for I know not the numbers thereof.

Psalm 119:13

With my lips I have declared all the judgments of thy mouth.

Proverbs 10:21

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

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise shall adorn wisdom, but the mouth of fools shall speak foolishness.

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise disperse wisdom, but the heart of the foolish does not so.

Proverbs 16:23

The heart of the wise causes his mouth to be prudent, and with his lips he shall increase doctrine.

Proverbs 20:15

There is gold and a multitude of precious stones, but the lips of wisdom are a precious vessel.

Song of Songs 4:11

Thy lips, O my spouse, drip as the honeycomb; honey and milk are under thy tongue, and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

Malachi 2:6-7

The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and righteousness and turned many away from iniquity.

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