Proverbs 5:7
Give ear to me then, my sons, and do not put away my words from you.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
In Context
6She never keeps her mind on the road of life; her ways are uncertain, she has no knowledge.
8Go far away from her, do not come near the door of her house;
Cross References
Proverbs 3:21My son, keep good sense, and do not let wise purpose go from your eyes.
Proverbs 4:21Let them not go from your eyes; keep them deep in your heart.
Proverbs 8:32Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways.
Hebrews 12:25See that you give ear to his voice which comes to you. For if those whose ears were shut to the voice which came to them on earth did not go free from punishment, what chance have we of going free if we give no attention to him whose voice comes from heaven?
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 5:2-15
Parental Instructions; Cautions against Sensuality. 1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: 2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. 3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: 4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. 6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them. 7… Read the whole commentary →