World English Bible
"that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge."
— Proverbs 5:2, World English Bible
“That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.”
“That thou mayest preserve discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge. ”
“in order to safeguard discretion, and that your lips may guard knowledge.”
“That thou mayst keep thoughts, and thy lips may preserve instruction. Mind not the deceit of a woman.”
“So that you may be ruled by a wise purpose, and your lips may keep knowledge.”
“That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.”
My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding:
that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.
For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,
But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.