Proverbs 5:1
My son, attend unto my wisdom, incline thine ear to my understanding;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
In Context
2that thou mayest keep reflection, and that thy lips may preserve knowledge.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know intelligence;
Proverbs 6:20My son, observe thy father's commandment, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
Proverbs 22:17Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
Mark 4:23If any one have ears to hear, let him hear.
Revelation 2:7He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him that overcomes, I will give to him to eat of the tree of life which is in the paradise of God.
Revelation 2:17He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him that overcomes, to him will I give of the hidden manna; and I will give to him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knows but he that receives [it].
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 →