2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity. For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
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Commentary on Proverbs 5 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 5
The scope of this chapter is much the same with that of ch. 2. To write the same things, in other words, ought not to be grievous, for it is safe, Phil. 3:1. Here is,
And all little enough to arm young people against those fleshly lusts which war against the soul.
Pro 5:1-14
Here we have,
Pro 5:15-23
Solomon, having shown the great evil that there is in adultery and fornication, and all such lewd and filthy courses, here prescribes remedies against them.