Proverbs 5:1
My son, to my wisdom, attend, and, to mine understanding, incline thou thine ear:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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, as for knowledge, that thy lips may guard it.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:1Hear, ye sons, the correction of a father, and attend, that ye may know understanding.
Proverbs 6:20Observe thou, my son, the commandment of thy father, and do not decline from the instruction of thy mother:
Proverbs 22:17Incline thine ear and hear the words of wise men, then, thy heart, wilt thou apply to my teaching;
Mark 4:23If any one hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Revelation 2:7He that hath an ear, let him hear what, the Spirit, is saying unto the assemblies. Unto him that overcometh—I will give, unto him, to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
Revelation 2:17He that hath an ear, let him hear what, the Spirit, is saying unto the assemblies. Unto him that overcometh, I will give, unto him, of the hidden manna, and I will give unto him a white stone, and, upon the stone, a new name written, which, no one, knoweth, save he that receiveth 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 →