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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 5:2 - Lips
Proverbs 5:2 - That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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That thou mayest regard | H8104 | שָׁמַר |
[Verb] properly to hedge about (as with {thorns}) that {is} guard; generally to {protect} attend {to} etc. |
discretion | H4209 | מְזִמָּה |
[Noun Feminine] a {plan} usually evil ({machination }) sometimes good (sagacity) |
and that thy lips | H8193 | שָׂפָה |
[Noun Feminine] Probably from H5595 or H8192 through the idea of termination (compare H5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication language; by analogy a margin (of a {vessel} {water} {cloth} etc.) |
may keep | H5341 | נָצַר |
[Verb] to {guard} in a good sense (to {protect} maintain: {obey} etc.) or a bad one (to {conceal} etc.) |
knowledge | H1847 | דַּעַת |
[Noun] knowledge |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.