Proverbs 5:7

Now, my sons, listen to me; 1 do not turn away from listening to the words of my mouth. 1

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In The King James Version

Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

In Context

6She gives no thought to the path of life. 1 Her footsteps wander; she does not know where she is going. 1

8Keep your path far away from her 1 and do not come near the door of her house. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 3:21My son, keep sound judgment and discernment, 1 and do not lose sight of them. 1

Proverbs 4:21Do not let them turn away from your eyes; 1 keep them in your heart. 1

Proverbs 8:32Now, my sons, listen to me, 1 for those who keep my ways will be blessed. 1

Hebrews 12:25See that you do not refuse the one who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we turn away from the one who is warning 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 →

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