Proverbs 7 · Verse 24

Proverbs 7:24

Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 7:24, King James Version

Proverbs 7:24 in other translations

BSBNow, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
WEBNow therefore, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to the words of my mouth.
ASVNow therefore, my sons, hearken unto me, And attend to the words of my mouth.
YLTAnd now, ye sons, hearken to me, And give attention to sayings of my mouth.
DARBYAnd now, ye sons, hearken unto me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
BBESo now, my sons, give ear to me; give attention to the sayings of my mouth;
WebsterNow therefore hearken to me, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.

What does Proverbs 7:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. The inferential admonition is followed (Pr 7:26, 27), by a more general allegation of the evils of this vice.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 Hearken unto me now, therefore, O ye children - Ye that are young and inexperienced, seriously consider the example set before your eyes, and take warning at another's expense.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 7:6-27

Here is an affecting example of the danger of youthful lusts. It is a history or a parable of the most instructive kind. Will any one dare to venture on temptations that lead to impurity, after Solomon has set before his eyes in so lively and plain a manner, the danger of even going near them? Then is he as the man who would dance on the edge of a lofty rock, when he has just seen another fall headlong from the same…

Read the full comment on Proverbs 7:6-27 →

Proverbs 7:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.Tahand thereforeH6258
בָ֭נִיםVa.nimO childrenH1121
שִׁמְעוּ\־shim.'u-listenH8085
לִ֑יLito me
וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּve.hak.Shi.vuand be attentiveH7181
לְאִמְרֵי\־le.'im.rei-to [the] words ofH561
פִֽי\׃Fimouth myH6310

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 7:24

  • Proverbs 5:7

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

  • Proverbs 4:1

    Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

  • 1 John 2:1

    My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

  • Proverbs 8:32-33

    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.

  • Galatians 4:19

    My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,

  • 1 Corinthians 4:14-15

    I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you. For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
O.
4:1; 5:7; 8:32,33; 1Co 4:14,15; Ga 4:19; 1Jo 2:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Proverbs 7:23

    Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

  • Proverbs 7:24

    Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.

  • Proverbs 7:25

    Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

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Proverbs 7:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Ahora pues, hijos, oidme, y estad atentos á las razones de mi boca.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Maintenant donc, fils, écoutez-moi, et soyez attentifs aux paroles de ma bouche.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Nun denn, ihr Söhne, höret auf mich, und horchet auf die Worte meines Mundes!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Nunc ergo, fili mi, audi me, et attende verbis oris mei.