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Proverbs 5:2

WisdomWords and speechSelf-control

1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight,

that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.

3 Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,

4 in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.

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BSB
that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
KJV
That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
WEB
that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.
ASV
That thou mayest preserve discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge.
DARBY
that thou mayest keep reflection, and that thy lips may preserve knowledge.
BLB
to keep discretion, and [that] your lips may guard knowledge.
ÅB
så du kan gjemme kloke råd og dine lepper bevare kunnskap!
OTB
så du kan bevare klokskap, og dine lepper kan bevare kunnskap.
B1930
så du kan gjemme kloke råd og dine leber bevare kunnskap!

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