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Proverbs 5:2
That thou mayest preserve discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge.
Proverbs 5:2 · American Standard Version
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Proverbs 5:2 in other translations
That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.
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In context
1 My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding:
2 That thou mayest preserve discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge.
3 For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:
4 But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.
5 Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on Sheol;
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