Proverbs 5:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 45:2 : 2 You are the most handsome of all men! You speak in an impressive and fitting manner! For this reason God grants you continual blessings.
  • Ps 71:15 : 15 I will tell about your justice, and all day long proclaim your salvation, though I cannot fathom its full extent.
  • Ps 119:13 : 13 With my lips I proclaim all the regulations you have revealed.
  • Prov 10:21 : 21 The teaching of the righteous feeds many, but fools die for lack of sense.
  • Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.
  • Prov 15:7 : 7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.
  • Prov 16:23 : 23 A wise person’s heart makes his speech wise and it adds persuasiveness to his words.
  • Song 4:11 : 11 Your lips drip sweetness like the honeycomb, my bride, honey and milk are under your tongue. The fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
  • Mal 2:6-7 : 6 He taught what was true; sinful words were not found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and integrity, and he turned many people away from sin. 7 For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge of sacred things, and people should seek instruction from him because he is the messenger of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
  • Prov 20:15 : 15 There is gold, and an abundance of rubies, but words of knowledge are like a precious jewel.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 2:10-11
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    10For wisdom will enter your heart, and moral knowledge will be attractive to you.

    11Discretion will protect you, understanding will guard you,

  • Prov 5:3
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    3For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her seductive words are smoother than olive oil,

  • Prov 22:17-18
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    17The Sayings of the Wise Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your mind to my instruction.

    18For it is pleasing if you keep these sayings within you, and they are ready on your lips.

  • Prov 5:1
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    1Admonition to Avoid Seduction to Evil My child, be attentive to my wisdom, pay close attention to my understanding,

  • Prov 7:5
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    5so that they may keep you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who has flattered you with her words.

  • Prov 3:21
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    21My child, do not let them escape from your sight; safeguard sound wisdom and discretion.

  • Prov 6:24-25
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    24by keeping you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the loose woman.

    25Do not lust in your heart for her beauty, and do not let her captivate you with her alluring eyes;

  • Prov 16:23
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    23A wise person’s heart makes his speech wise and it adds persuasiveness to his words.

  • Prov 4:5-6
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    5Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget and do not turn aside from the words I speak.

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

  • Prov 15:7
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    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.

  • Prov 16:21
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    21The one who is wise in heart is called discerning, and kind speech increases persuasiveness.

  • Prov 2:1-2
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    1Benefits of Seeking Wisdom My child, if you receive my words, and store up my commands inside yourself,

    2by making your ear attentive to wisdom, and by turning your heart to understanding,

  • Prov 15:2
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    2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

  • Prov 4:24
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    24Remove perverse speech from your mouth; keep devious talk far from your lips.

  • Prov 20:15
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    15There is gold, and an abundance of rubies, but words of knowledge are like a precious jewel.

  • Prov 10:14
    75%

    14Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.

  • Prov 5:7
    74%

    7So now, children, listen to me; do not turn aside from the words I speak.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 12:23
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    23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.

  • Prov 5:20
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    20But why should you be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, and embrace the bosom of a different woman?

  • Ps 34:13
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    13Then make sure you don’t speak evil words or use deceptive speech!

  • Ps 141:3
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    3O LORD, place a guard on my mouth! Protect the opening of my lips!

  • Prov 2:5-6
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    5then you will understand how to fear the LORD, and you will discover knowledge about God.

    6For the LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

  • Prov 13:3
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    3The one who guards his words guards his life; whoever is talkative will come to ruin.

  • Prov 1:4-5
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    4To impart shrewdness to the morally naive, a discerning plan to the young person.

    5(Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)

  • Prov 10:19
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    19When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise.

  • Prov 23:12
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    12Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 2:16
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    16to deliver you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who has flattered you with her words;

  • Prov 14:7
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    7Walk abreast with a foolish person, and you do not understand wise counsel.

  • Prov 7:1
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    1Admonition to Avoid the Wiles of the Adulteress My child, devote yourself to my words and store up my commands inside yourself.

  • Prov 19:27
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    27If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 10:32
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    32The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the speech of the wicked is perverse.

  • Prov 21:23
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    23The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles.

  • Eccl 10:12
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    12Words and Works of Wise Men and Fools The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.

  • Prov 24:14
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    14Likewise, know that wisdom is sweet to your soul; if you have found it, you have a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

  • Prov 23:19
    72%

    19Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.

  • Prov 18:15
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    15The discerning person acquires knowledge, and the wise person seeks knowledge.

  • Prov 4:10
    72%

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

  • Prov 2:20
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    20So you will walk in the way of good people, and will keep on the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 4:20-21
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    20My child, pay attention to my words; listen attentively to my sayings.

    21Do not let them depart from your sight, guard them within your heart;

  • Job 15:5
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    5Your sin inspires your mouth; you choose the language of the crafty.

  • Prov 17:27
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    27The truly wise person restrains his words, and the one who stays calm is discerning.