Malachi 2:7 Description The lips of the priest shall keep knowledge, and they shall seek the law from his mouth Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture Chapter IV: The Judgments and Examples of the Fathers — Cited as the reason Moses directed doubtful questions to the priests "The lips of the priest shall keep knowledge, and they shall seek the law (that is, the doubtful points of the law about which there is question, says St. Bernard) from his mouth." Arguments for the Old Testament — Cited as a prophetic argument for the necessity of the Old Testament "The lips of the priest shall keep knowledge, and they shall seek the law from his mouth." Related Malachi