| NASB © | Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Definition | Origin | | That you may observe | לִשְׁמֹ֥ר | lish·mor | 8104 | to keep, watch, preserve | a prim. root |
| discretion | מְזִמֹּ֑ות | me·zim·mo·vt; | 4209 | purpose, discretion, device | from zamam |
| And your lips | שְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ | se·fa·tei·cha | 8193 | lip, speech, edge | from an unused word |
| may reserve | יִנְצֹֽרוּ׃ | yin·tzo·ru. | 5341 | to watch, guard, keep | a prim. root |
| knowledge. | וְ֝דַ֗עַת | ve·da·'at | 1847 | knowledge | from yada |
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KJV 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). |
New American Standard (©1995)
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. 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. 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. Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
ut custodias cogitationes et disciplinam labia tua conservent
Discretion Guard Lips Maintain Mayest Observe Preserve Purpose Reflection Regard Reserve Ruled Thoughtfulness Wise
Discretion Guard Lips Maintain Mayest Observe Preserve Purpose Reflection Regard Reserve Ruled Thoughtfulness Wise
Discretion Guard Lips Maintain Mayest Observe Preserve Purpose Reflection Regard Reserve Ruled Thoughtfulness WiseProverbs 5:2 Multilingual Bible Proverbes 5:2 French Proverbios 5:2 Biblia Paralela 箴 言 5:2 Chinese Bible |
