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:
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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