The Meaning of Proverbs 5:2 Explained

Proverbs 5:2

KJV: That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

YLT: To observe thoughtfulness, And knowledge do thy lips keep.

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

ASV: That thou mayest preserve discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Proverbs 5:2?

MEANING: What does Proverbs 5:2 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Proverbs 5:2 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Proverbs 5:2?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

That thou mayest regard  discretion,  and [that] thy lips  may keep  knowledge. 

What does Proverbs 5:2 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 5:1-14 - Quicksands! Keep Off!
It is a matter for great thankfulness that the Bible, which is God's book rather than man's, deals so strongly and wisely with one great evil, which has manifested itself in every age and in every state of society. It speaks boldly and plainly; and all who will meditate on its teaching with a prayerful heart, will be saved from many a painful snare. If we fall it will only be due to our having refused to heed the voice that speaks to us from paragraphs like these.
The one great caution that we must all observe is in the control of our thoughts. The soul must never lie open to the tide of suggestive thoughts that break along its beach. As of old the watchman kept the gate of the medieval city so soon as darkness fell, so must the purity of God keep watch and ward at eye-gate, ear-gate, and touch-gate, lest some emissary of evil gain entrance and betray the citadel. Let Christ be the custodian of thy soul, whether thou be man or woman, old or young, and let Him impart to thee His own divine and human purity. [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 5

1  Solomon exhorts to wisdom
3  He shows the mischief of unfaithfulness and riot
15  He exhorts to contentedness, generosity, and chastity
22  The wicked are overtaken with their own sins

What do the individual words in Proverbs 5:2 mean?

That you may preserve discretion and knowledge your lips may keep
לִשְׁמֹ֥ר מְזִמּ֑וֹת וְ֝דַ֗עַת שְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ יִנְצֹֽרוּ

לִשְׁמֹ֥ר  That  you  may  preserve 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: שָׁמַר  
Sense: to keep, guard, observe, give heed.
מְזִמּ֑וֹת  discretion 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: מְזִמָּה  
Sense: purpose, discretion, device, plot.
וְ֝דַ֗עַת  and  knowledge 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: דַּעַת 
Sense: knowledge.
שְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ  your  lips 
Parse: Noun, fdc, second person masculine singular
Root: שָׂפָה  
Sense: lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding.
יִנְצֹֽרוּ  may  keep 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: נְצוּרִים 
Sense: to guard, watch, watch over, keep.

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