Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblethat you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge. Young's Literal Translation To observe thoughtfulness, And knowledge do thy lips keep. King James Bible That thou mayest regard discretion, and [that] thy lips may keep knowledge. Hebrew that you may maintainלִשְׁמֹ֥ר (liš·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to discretion מְזִמּ֑וֹת (mə·zim·mō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4209: A plan, evil, sometimes good and your lips שְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ (śə·p̄ā·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - fdc | second person masculine singular Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin may preserve יִנְצֹֽרוּ׃ (yin·ṣō·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5341: To watch, guard, keep knowledge. וְ֝דַ֗עַת (wə·ḏa·‘aṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1847: Knowledge |