Proverbs 5:1
My son, attend to my wisdom. Incline thine ear to my understanding,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
In Context
2that thou may preserve discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:1Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Proverbs 6:20My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and do not forsake the law of thy mother.
Proverbs 22:17Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart to my knowledge.
Mark 4:23If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.
Revelation 2:7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the congregations. To him who overcomes, I will give him to eat from the tree of life that is in the midst of the Paradise of my God.
Revelation 2:17He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the congregations. To him who overcomes, I will give him to eat of the hidden manna. And I will give him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, which none knows
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 5:1
The scope of this chapter is much the same with that of ch. ii . To write the same things, in other words, ought not to be grievous, for it is safe, Phil. iii. 1 . Here is, I. An exhortation to get acquaintance with and submit to the laws of wisdom in general, ver. 2 . II. A particular caution against the sin of whoredom, ver. 3-14 . III. Remedies prescribed against that sin. 1. Conjugal love, ver. 15-20 . 2. A regard to God's omniscience, ver. 21 . 3. A dread of the miserable end of wicked people, ver. 22, 23 .… Read the whole commentary →