Proverbs 5:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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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
2 verses
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
2 verses
79%
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
78%
21My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion:
Prov 6:24-25
2 verses
77%
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
77%
23The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.
Prov 4:5-6
2 verses
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
2 verses
76%
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
74%
3Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.
Prov 2:5-6
2 verses
74%
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
73%
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
73%
12Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.
Prov 2:16
73%
16To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;
Prov 14:7
73%
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
73%
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.