Proverbs 5:2
Strong's Lexicon
that you may maintain
לִשְׁמֹ֥ר (liš·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 8104: 1) to keep, guard, observe, give heed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to keep, have charge of 1a2) to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life 1a2a) watch, watchman (participle) 1a3) to watch for, wait for 1a4) to watch, observe 1a5) to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory) 1a6) to keep (within bounds), restrain 1a7) to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow) 1a8) to keep, preserve, protect 1a9) to keep, reserve 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware 1b2) to keep oneself, refrain, abstain 1b3) to be kept, be guarded 1c) (Piel) to keep, pay heed 1d) (Hithpael) to keep oneself from

discretion
מְזִמּ֑וֹת (mə·zim·mō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4209: 1) purpose, discretion, device, plot 1a) purpose 1b) discretion 1c) devices (evil)

and your lips
שְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ (śə·p̄ā·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - fdc | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8193: 1) lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding 1a) lip (as body part) 1b) language 1c) edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc)

may preserve
יִנְצֹֽרוּ׃ (yin·ṣō·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5341: 1) to guard, watch, watch over, keep 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to watch, guard, keep 1a2) to preserve, guard from dangers 1a3) to keep, observe, guard with fidelity 1a4) to guard, keep secret 1a5) to be kept close, be blockaded 1a6) watchman (participle)

knowledge.
וְ֝דַ֗עַת (wə·ḏa·‘aṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1847: 1) knowledge 1a) knowledge, perception, skill 1b) discernment, understanding, wisdom

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.

Young's Literal Translation
To observe thoughtfulness, And knowledge do thy lips keep.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
so that you may maintain discretion and your lips safeguard knowledge.

New American Standard Bible
That you may observe discretion And your lips may reserve knowledge.

King James Bible
That thou mayest regard discretion, and [that] thy lips may keep knowledge.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.

New Living Translation
Then you will show discernment, and your lips will express what you've learned.

English Standard Version
that you may keep discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge.

New American Standard Bible
That you may observe discretion And your lips may reserve knowledge.

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

Holman Christian Standard 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.

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

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

English Revised Version
That thou mayest preserve discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

Young's Literal Translation
To observe thoughtfulness, And knowledge do thy lips keep.
















Cross References
Proverbs 3:21
My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

Malachi 2:7
For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 5:1
My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:

Proverbs 4:27
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

Proverbs 4:26
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.

Proverbs 5:3
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

Proverbs 5:4
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.

Proverbs 5:5
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
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