Pro 5:2-3 | NETfull | STEP | in order to safeguard discretion, and that your lips may guard knowledge.

Proverbs 5:2-3

2 in order to safeguard ^{▼▼ Heb “keep, protect, guard.”} discretion, ^{▼▼ This “discretion” is the same word in 1:4; it is wise, prudential consideration, careful planning, or the ability to devise plans with a view to the best way to carry them out. If that ability is retained then temptations to digress will not interfere.}
and that your lips may guard knowledge.
3 For the lips ^{▼▼ “Lips” is a metonymy of cause, referring to her words. Dripping honey is an implied comparison between the product and her words, which are flattering and smooth (cf. Song 4:11). See M. Dahood, “Honey That Drips. Notes on Proverbs 5:2–3, ” Bib 54 (1973): 65-66.} of the adulterous woman drip honey,
and her seductive words ^{▼▼ Heb “her palate.” The word חֵךְ (khekh, “palate; roof of the mouth; gums”) is a metonymy of cause (= organ of speech) for what is said (= her seductive speech). The present translation clarifies this metonymy with the phrase “her seductive words.”} are smoother than olive oil,