Proverbs 5:1
My son, pay attention to my wisdom, listen carefully as I explain what makes sense,
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
In Context
2so you can make good decisions and protect knowledge with your lips.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:1Listen, sons, to a father's instruction; pay attention and discover what makes sense,
Proverbs 6:20My son, pay attention to your father's instruction, and don't reject your mother's teaching.
Proverbs 22:17Pay attention and listen to the words of the wise, and think carefully about my teachings—
Mark 4:23If you have ears to hear, listen to what I'm saying!
Revelation 2:7If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit is telling the churches. I will give to those who are victorious the privilege of eating from the tree of life, which stands in the Paradise of God.
Revelation 2:17If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit is telling the churches. I will give the hidden manna to those who are victorious. I will give them a white stone with a new name written on it that nobody knows except those who receive 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 →