Proverbs 5:1
My son, attend unto my wisdom; incline thine ear to my understanding;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
In Context
2That thou mayest preserve discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Proverbs 6:20My son, keep the commandment of thy father, 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.
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 →