Proverbs 5:2
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Discretion Guard Lips Maintain Mayest Observe Preserve Purpose Reflection Regard Reserve Ruled Thoughtfulness Wise
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Discretion Guard Lips Maintain Mayest Observe Preserve Purpose Reflection Regard Reserve Ruled Thoughtfulness Wise
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English Standard Version
that you may keep discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge.

New American Standard Bible
That you may observe discretion And your lips may reserve knowledge.

King James Bible
That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
so that you may maintain discretion and your lips safeguard knowledge.

International Standard Version
so you may carefully practice discretion and your lips preserve knowledge.

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
So that you heed counsel and your lips will keep knowledge.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
so that you may act with foresight and speak with insight.

King James 2000 Bible
That you may preserve discretion, and that your lips may keep knowledge.

American King James Version
That you may regard discretion, and that your lips may keep knowledge.

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
That thou mayst keep thoughts, and thy lips may preserve instruction. Mind not the deceit of a woman.

Darby Bible Translation
that thou mayest keep reflection, and that thy lips may preserve knowledge.

English Revised Version
That thou mayest preserve discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

Webster's Bible Translation
That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

World English Bible
that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.

Young's Literal Translation
To observe thoughtfulness, And knowledge do thy lips keep.
Lexicon
That thou mayest regard
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
discretion
mzimmah  (mez-im-maw')
a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity) -- (wicked) device, discretion, intent, witty invention, lewdness, mischievous (device), thought, wickedly.
and that thy lips
saphah  (saw-faw')
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
may keep
natsar  (naw-tsar')
to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
knowledge
da`ath  (dah'-ath)
knowledge -- cunning, (ig-)norantly, know(-ledge), (un-)awares (wittingly).
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