that you may maintain discretion,
that your lips may preserve knowledge.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Proverbs 5:2 in context
Proverbs 5:1–5
1
My son, pay attention to my wisdom.
Turn your ear to my understanding,
2
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that you may maintain discretion,
that your lips may preserve knowledge.
3
For the lips of an adulteress drip honey.
Her mouth is smoother than oil,
4
but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood,
and as sharp as a two-edged sword.
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