Proverbs 5:7
Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 5:7 in other translations
| BSB | So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth. |
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| WEB | Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don’t depart from the words of my mouth. |
| ASV | Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth. |
| YLT | And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And turn not from sayings of my mouth. |
| DARBY | And now, children, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth. |
| BBE | Give ear to me then, my sons, and do not put away my words from you. |
| Webster | Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth. |
What does Proverbs 5:7 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 5:1-14
Solomon cautions all young men, as his children, to abstain from fleshly lusts. Some, by the adulterous woman, here understand idolatry, false doctrine, which tends to lead astray men's minds and manners; but the direct view is to warn against seventh-commandment sins. Often these have been, and still are, Satan's method of drawing men from the worship of God into false religion. Consider how fatal the consequences…
Proverbs 5:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 5:7
- Proverbs 4:1
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
- Proverbs 22:17-21
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge. For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips. That thy trust may be in the Lord, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee. Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, …
- Proverbs 7:24
Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
- Proverbs 4:21
Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
- Hebrews 12:25
See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:
- Proverbs 3:21
My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
- Proverbs 8:32-36
Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord. …
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Proverbs 5:6
Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
- Proverbs 5:7
Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
- Proverbs 5:8
Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
Proverbs 5:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Ahora pues, hijos, oidme, y no os apartéis de las razones de mi boca. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et maintenant, mes fils, écoutez-moi, et ne vous détournez pas des paroles de ma bouche. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Nun denn, ihr Söhne, höret auf mich, und weichet nicht ab von den Worten meines Mundes! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Nunc ergo fili mi, audi me, et ne recedas a verbis oris mei. |