Proverbs 5:2

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 45:2 : 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 : 15 My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, [And] of thy salvation all the day; For I know not the numbers [thereof] .
  • Ps 119:13 : 13 With my lips have I declared All the ordinances of thy mouth.
  • Prov 10:21 : 21 The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.
  • Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright; But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.
  • Prov 15:7 : 7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so.
  • Prov 16:23 : 23 The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.
  • Song 4:11 : 11 Thy lips, O [my] bride, drop [as] the honeycomb: Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
  • Mal 2:6-7 : 6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many away from iniquity. 7 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Jehovah of hosts.
  • Prov 20:15 : 15 There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 2:10-11
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    82%

    10For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;

    11Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:

  • Prov 5:3
    81%

    3For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:

  • Prov 22:17-18
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    17Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge.

    18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be established together upon thy lips.

  • Prov 5:1
    79%

    1My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding:

  • Prov 7:5
    78%

    5That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the foreigner that flattereth with her words.

  • Prov 3:21
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    21My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

  • Prov 6:24-25
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    24To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner's tongue.

    25Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

  • Prov 16:23
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    23The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.

  • Prov 4:5-6
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    76%

    5Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;

    6Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will keep thee.

  • Prov 15:7
    76%

    7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so.

  • Prov 16:21
    76%

    21The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

  • Prov 2:1-2
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    1My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;

    2So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding;

  • Prov 15:2
    76%

    2The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright; But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.

  • Prov 4:24
    76%

    24Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.

  • Prov 20:15
    76%

    15There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

  • Prov 10:14
    75%

    14Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

  • Prov 5:7
    74%

    7Now therefore, [my] sons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth.

  • Prov 14:3
    74%

    3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

  • Prov 12:23
    74%

    23A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

  • Prov 5:20
    74%

    20For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?

  • Ps 34:13
    74%

    13Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.

  • Ps 141:3
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    3Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.

  • Prov 2:5-6
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    5Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God.

    6For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding:

  • Prov 13:3
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    3He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; [But] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

  • Prov 1:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4To give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion:

    5That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

  • Prov 10:19
    73%

    19In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

  • Prov 23:12
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    12Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 2:16
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    16To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;

  • Prov 14:7
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    7Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive [in him] the lips of knowledge.

  • Prov 7:1
    73%

    1My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee.

  • Prov 19:27
    73%

    27Cease, my son, to hear instruction [Only] to err from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 10:32
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    32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] perverseness.

  • Prov 21:23
    72%

    23Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.

  • Eccl 10:12
    72%

    12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

  • Prov 24:14
    72%

    14So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, And thy hope shall not be cut off.

  • Prov 23:19
    72%

    19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way.

  • Prov 18:15
    72%

    15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

  • Prov 4:10
    72%

    10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many.

  • Prov 2:20
    72%

    20That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 4:20-21
    2 verses
    72%

    20My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.

    21Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy heart.

  • Job 15:5
    71%

    5For thine iniquity teacheth thy mouth, And thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

  • Prov 17:27
    71%

    27He that spareth his words hath knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.