2that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.


In Context

1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding:

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

3 For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,

4 But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.

Proverbs 5:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:2That thou mayest regard discretion, and [that] thy lips may keep knowledge.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:2that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:2That thou mayst keep thoughts, and thy lips may preserve instruction. Mind not the deceit of a woman.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:2That thou mayest preserve discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:2that thou mayest keep reflection, and that thy lips may preserve knowledge.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:2That thou mayest preserve discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:2That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:2To observe thoughtfulness, And knowledge do thy lips keep.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:2That you may regard discretion, and that your lips may keep knowledge.