Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
[in order] to keep prudence, and knowledge will guard your lips.
New American Standard Bible
And your
King James Version
That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
Holman Bible
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.
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.
Themes
Discretion » General references to
Disobedience » The reward for being disobedient to your instructors
Topics
Interlinear
Shamar
M@zimmah
Saphah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 5:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Avoid Seduction
1 My child, be attentive to my wisdom, and to my understanding incline your ear; 2 [in order] to keep prudence, and knowledge will guard your lips. 3 For the lips of the strange woman will drip honey, and smoother than oil is her mouth.
Cross References
Psalm 45:2
You are [the most] handsome of [the] sons of humankind; grace is poured out on your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
Psalm 71:15
My mouth will tell of your righteousness, your salvation {all day long}, though I do not know [the full] sum [of them].
Psalm 119:13
With my lips I have told [of] all the ordinances of your mouth.
Proverbs 10:21
Lips of righteousness feed many, but fools {die for lack of sense}.
Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise will dispense knowledge, but the mouth of fools will pour out folly.
Proverbs 15:7
The lips of the wise will spread knowledge, but the heart of fools, not so.
Proverbs 16:23
The heart of the wise will make his mouth judicious, and upon his lips, it will add persuasiveness.
Proverbs 20:15
There is gold and many costly stones, but precious jewels are lips of knowledge.
Song of Songs 4:11
Your lips drip nectar, [my] bride; honey and milk [are] under your lips; the scent of your garments [is] like the scent of Lebanon.
Malachi 2:6-7
[The] instruction of truth was in his mouth, and wickedness was not found on his lips. In peace and in uprightness he walked with me, and he brought back many from sin.