Proverbs 5:2

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

To observe thoughtfulness, And knowledge do thy lips keep.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 45:2 : 2 Thou hast been beautified above the sons of men, Grace hath been poured into thy lips, Therefore hath God blessed thee to the age.
  • Ps 71:15 : 15 My mouth recounteth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy salvation, For I have not known the numbers.
  • Ps 119:13 : 13 With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Thy mouth.
  • Prov 10:21 : 21 The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.
  • Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.
  • Prov 15:7 : 7 The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, And the heart of fools `is' not right.
  • Prov 16:23 : 23 The heart of the wise causeth his mouth to act wisely, And by his lips he increaseth learning,
  • Song 4:11 : 11 Thy lips drop honey, O spouse, Honey and milk `are' under thy tongue, And the fragrance of thy garments `Is' as the fragrance of Lebanon.
  • Mal 2:6-7 : 6 The law of truth hath been in his mouth, And perverseness hath not been found in his lips, In peace and in uprightness he walked with Me, And many he brought back from iniquity. 7 For the lips of a priest preserve knowledge, And law they do seek from his mouth, For a messenger of Jehovah of Hosts he `is'.
  • Prov 20:15 : 15 Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, `are' lips of knowledge.

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 cometh into thy heart, And knowledge to thy soul is pleasant,

    11Thoughtfulness doth watch over thee, Understanding doth keep thee,

  • Prov 5:3
    81%

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

  • Prov 22:17-18
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    79%

    17Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,

    18For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips.

  • Prov 5:1
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    1My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear,

  • Prov 7:5
    78%

    5To preserve thee from a strange woman, From a stranger who hath made smooth her sayings.

  • Prov 3:21
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    21My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,

  • Prov 6:24-25
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    77%

    24To preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

    25Desire not her beauty in thy heart, And let her not take thee with her eyelids.

  • Prov 16:23
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    23The heart of the wise causeth his mouth to act wisely, And by his lips he increaseth learning,

  • Prov 4:5-6
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    5Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.

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

  • Prov 15:7
    76%

    7The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, And the heart of fools `is' not right.

  • Prov 16:21
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    21To the wise in heart is called, `Intelligent,' And sweetness of lips increaseth learning.

  • Prov 2:1-2
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    76%

    1My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee,

    2To cause thine ear to attend to wisdom, Thou inclinest thy heart to understanding,

  • Prov 15:2
    76%

    2The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.

  • Prov 4:24
    76%

    24Turn aside from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee,

  • Prov 20:15
    76%

    15Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, `are' lips of knowledge.

  • Prov 10:14
    75%

    14The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool `is' near ruin.

  • Prov 5:7
    74%

    7And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And turn not from sayings of my mouth.

  • Prov 14:3
    74%

    3In the mouth of a fool `is' a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.

  • Prov 12:23
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    23A prudent man is concealing knowledge, And the heart of fools proclaimeth folly.

  • Prov 5:20
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    20And why dost thou magnify thyself, My son, with a stranger? And embrace the bosom of a strange woman?

  • Ps 34:13
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    13Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.

  • Ps 141:3
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    3Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.

  • Prov 2:5-6
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    5Then understandest thou fear of Jehovah, And knowledge of God thou findest.

    6For Jehovah giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding.

  • Prov 13:3
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    3Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips -- ruin to him!

  • Prov 1:4-5
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    73%

    4For giving to simple ones -- prudence, To a youth -- knowledge and discretion.

    5(The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)

  • Prov 10:19
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    19In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips `is' wise.

  • Prov 23:12
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    12Bring in to instruction thy heart, And thine ear to sayings of knowledge.

  • Prov 2:16
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    16To deliver thee from the strange woman, From the stranger who hath made smooth her sayings,

  • Prov 14:7
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    7Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.

  • Prov 7:1
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    1My son! keep my sayings, And my commands lay up with thee.

  • Prov 19:27
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    27Cease, my son, to hear instruction -- To err from sayings of knowledge.

  • Prov 10:32
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    32The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!

  • Prov 21:23
    72%

    23Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.

  • Eccl 10:12
    72%

    12Words of the mouth of the wise `are' gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.

  • Prov 24:14
    72%

    14So `is' the knowledge of wisdom to thy soul, If thou hast found that there is a posterity And thy hope is not cut off.

  • Prov 23:19
    72%

    19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And make happy in the way thy heart,

  • Prov 18:15
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    15The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

  • Prov 4:10
    72%

    10Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And years of life `are' multiplied to thee.

  • Prov 2:20
    72%

    20That thou dost go in the way of the good, And the paths of the righteous dost keep.

  • Prov 4:20-21
    2 verses
    72%

    20My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear,

    21Let them not turn aside from thine eyes, Preserve them in the midst of thy heart.

  • Job 15:5
    71%

    5For thy mouth teacheth thine iniquity, And thou chooseth the tongue of the subtile.

  • Prov 17:27
    71%

    27One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper `is' a man of understanding.