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Proverbs 5:2

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

KJV

ut custodias cogitationes, et disciplinam labia tua conservent. Ne attendas fallaciæ mulieris ;

Vulgate

ἵνα φυλάξῃς ἔννοιαν ἀγαθήν· αἴσθησις δὲ ἐμῶν χειλέων ἐντέλλεταί σοι.

LXX

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

ASV

לִ/שְׁמֹ֥ר מְזִמּ֑וֹת וְ֝/דַ֗עַת שְׂפָתֶ֥י/ךָ יִנְצֹֽרוּ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

דָֽעַת
d't
verb · 93×
י
y
noun · 177×
מְזִמּ֣וֹת
mzmvt
noun · 19×
נִי
ny
verb · 63×
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י
shmry
verb · 467×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Mal 2:6 — The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.
  • Prov 10:21 — The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
  • Prov 15:2 — The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
  • Prov 15:7 — The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
  • Prov 16:23 — The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
  • Ps 45:2 — Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
  • Ps 71:15 — My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.
  • Ps 119:13 — With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
  • Song 4:11 — Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.