Pro. 5:1b)Incline your ear to my understanding; 2That you may observe discretion And your lips may reserve knowledge.
I’m quickly posting this today, not really studying it, but just pondering about “observing” discretion, and “reserving” knowledge. This seems odd to me. Observe is not like looking at descretion but rather keeping it like “observing a holiday.” Another translation says, “maintaining descretion.
As for reserving knowledge, another translation says “preserving” or “keeping.” I think the idea is withholding what you say because the next line talks about the harlot’s lips dripping words like honey from her lips.
Anyway, intriguing choice of words…read the whole chapter.
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