Proverbs 5:2

Hebrew
לִשְׁמֹ֥רplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigExamples

שָׁמַר

Meaning:

* To guard * To protect * To keep * To observe * To attend

The verb שמר occurs about 470 times in the Old Testament.

Central in covenant language. God “keeps” His covenant promises, and His people are called to Deuteronomy 7:9Psalm 121:7Deuteronomy 7:11Psalm 127:1Luke 2:19
מְזִמּ֑וֹת וְ֝דַ֗עַת שְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ יִנְצֹֽרוּ
ESV
that you may keep discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge.
NIV
that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
NLT
Then you will show discernment, and your lips will express what you've learned.
LXX
ἵνα φυλάξῃς ἔννοιαν ἀγαθήν αἴσθησιν δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ἐμῶν χειλέων ἐντέλλομαί σοι
KJV
That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

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