Proverbs 5:2

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So you may preserve discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 45:2 : 2 My heart overflows with a good theme; I speak my composition to the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.
  • Ps 71:15 : 15 My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds, of your salvation all day long, though I cannot count them all.
  • Ps 119:13 : 13 With my lips I recount all the judgments spoken by Your mouth.
  • Prov 10:21 : 21 The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.
  • Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of fools gushes folly.
  • Prov 15:7 : 7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.
  • Prov 16:23 : 23 The heart of the wise makes his mouth prudent, and his lips promote learning.
  • Song 4:11 : 11 Your lips, my bride, drip honey like a honeycomb. Honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the scent of Lebanon.
  • Mal 2:6-7 : 6 True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and turned many from sin. 7 For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts.
  • Prov 20:15 : 15 There is gold and an abundance of jewels, but lips of knowledge are a precious treasure.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 2:10-11
    2 verses
    82%

    10 For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

    11 Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you,

  • Prov 5:3
    81%

    3 For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil.

  • Prov 22:17-18
    2 verses
    79%

    17 Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise; apply your heart to my knowledge.

    18 For it is pleasant when you keep them within you; they will be ready on your lips all together.

  • Prov 5:1
    79%

    1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen carefully to my understanding.

  • Prov 7:5
    78%

    5 To keep you from the strange woman, from the foreigner who flatters with her words.

  • Prov 3:21
    78%

    21 My son, do not let them depart from your sight; guard sound wisdom and discretion.

  • Prov 6:24-25
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    77%

    24 They will keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the foreign woman.

    25 Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her captivate you with her eyes.

  • Prov 16:23
    77%

    23 The heart of the wise makes his mouth prudent, and his lips promote learning.

  • Prov 4:5-6
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    76%

    5 Acquire wisdom; acquire understanding. Do not forget or turn away from the words of my mouth.

    6 Do not abandon her, and she will guard you; love her, and she will protect you.

  • Prov 15:7
    76%

    7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.

  • Prov 16:21
    76%

    21 The wise in heart will be called discerning, and pleasant speech increases learning.

  • Prov 2:1-2
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    76%

    1 My son, if you accept my words and treasure my commands with you,

    2 making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding,

  • Prov 15:2
    76%

    2 The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of fools gushes folly.

  • Prov 4:24
    76%

    24 Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and keep corrupt speech far from you.

  • Prov 20:15
    76%

    15 There is gold and an abundance of jewels, but lips of knowledge are a precious treasure.

  • Prov 10:14
    75%

    14 The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings about ruin.

  • Prov 5:7
    74%

    7 Now, my children, listen to me, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.

  • Prov 14:3
    74%

    3 The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 12:23
    74%

    23 A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

  • Prov 5:20
    74%

    20 Why, my son, should you be captivated by a forbidden woman or embrace the bosom of a stranger?

  • Ps 34:13
    74%

    13 Who is the person who desires life and loves many days to see good?

  • Ps 141:3
    74%

    3 Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.

  • Prov 2:5-6
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    74%

    5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.

    6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

  • Prov 13:3
    73%

    3 Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

  • Prov 1:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4 To give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth—

    5 Let the wise hear and increase their learning, and the one who understands gain guidance,

  • Prov 10:19
    73%

    19 When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but the one who restrains his lips is wise.

  • Prov 23:12
    73%

    12 Apply your heart to discipline, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 2:16
    73%

    16 It will save you from the wayward woman, from the foreign woman with her flattering words,

  • Prov 14:7
    73%

    7 Move away from a foolish person, for you will gain no knowledge from their speech.

  • Prov 7:1
    73%

    1 My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments with you.

  • Prov 19:27
    73%

    27 Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 10:32
    73%

    32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perversities.

  • Prov 21:23
    72%

    23 Whoever guards their mouth and tongue keeps themselves from troubles.

  • Eccl 10:12
    72%

    12 The words of a wise person's mouth bring favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

  • Prov 24:14
    72%

    14 In the same way, know that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

  • Prov 23:19
    72%

    19 Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right path.

  • Prov 18:15
    72%

    15 The heart of the understanding one gains knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

  • Prov 4:10
    72%

    10 Listen, my son, and accept my words, and the years of your life will be many.

  • Prov 2:20
    72%

    20 So you will walk in the way of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 4:20-21
    2 verses
    72%

    20 My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.

    21 Do not let them depart from your sight; keep them in the midst of your heart.

  • Job 15:5
    71%

    5 For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.

  • Prov 17:27
    71%

    27 The one who holds back his words has knowledge, and the one who is calm in spirit is a person of understanding.