Proverbs 5:7
Now, my son, listen to me; don't reject what I have taught you.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
In Context
6She doesn't follow the path that leads to life—she wanders away and doesn't even know she's lost.
8Stay far away from her! Don't go near the door of her house!
Cross References
Proverbs 3:21My son, hold on to good judgment and wise decisions—don't let them out of your sight,
Proverbs 4:21Don't lose sight of them; think about them deeply,
Proverbs 8:32And now, my sons, listen to me, for happy are those who follow my ways.
Hebrews 12:25Make sure you don't reject the one who is speaking! If they didn't escape when they rejected God on earth, it is even more certain that we won't escape if we turn away from God who warns us 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 →