“That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.”
The purpose: 'that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.' 'Maintain discretion' (natsar ta'am) means to keep careful judgment about what is right and fitting. 'Your lips may preserve knowledge' suggests that wise speech, speaking truth about the dangers of sexual sin, becomes a way of preserving knowledge within the community. The young man who heeds this teaching will not only protect himself but become a voice of wisdom to others. The warning against adultery is not merely private moralism but communal wisdom that must be passed on.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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