Proverbs 5:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:”

Proverbs 5:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 5:1 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 5:1 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 5:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding,”

Proverbs 5:1 — World English Bible

Proverbs 5:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding: ”

Proverbs 5:1 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 5:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear,”

Proverbs 5:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 5:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“My son, attend unto my wisdom, incline thine ear to my understanding; ”

Proverbs 5:1 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 5:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“My sonne, hearken vnto my wisedome, and incline thine eare vnto my knowledge.”

Proverbs 5:1 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 5:1 in Context — Proverbs 5

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:

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What Does Proverbs 5:1 Mean?

Proverbs 5:1 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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