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Proverbs 5:2

That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
Proverbs 5:2 · King James Version

In other versions

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

    ASV

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

    BBE

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

    DBY

  • That you may maintain discretion, That your lips may preserve knowledge.

    WEB

  • To observe thoughtfulness, And knowledge do thy lips keep.

    YLT

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

    ENG

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

    WBT

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

    BSB

In context

1My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:

2That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

3For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

4But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

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