Proverbs 5:7
in Proverbs 5So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth.
KJV
Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
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This verse in Proverbs 5
Commentary
4 notes on this verseHear me - O ye children - בנים banim, sons, young men in general: for these are the most likely to be deceived and led astray.
This site's exposition
do not turn aside from the words of my mouth
on Proverbs 5:7-11
The counsel turns practical, “Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,” making distance the safeguard. The losses named are severe and public, “your years to one who is cruel,” and “your labors” spent to “enrich the house of a foreigner”.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
(1.) This caution is introduced with a solemn preface: " Hear me now therefore, O you children! whoever you are that read or hear these lines, take notice of what I say, and mix faith with it, treasure it up, and depart not from the words of my mouth, as those will do that hearken to the words of the strange woman.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — odd-straight-quotes
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The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעַתָּ֣ה | veatah | and therefore | H6258 → | 433 times |
| בָ֭נִים | vanim | O children | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שִׁמְעוּ־ | shimu- | listen | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| לִ֑י | li | to me | ||
| וְאַל־ | veal- | and may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| תָּ֝ס֗וּרוּ | tasuru | you depart | H5493 → | 299 times |
| מֵאִמְרֵי־ | meimrei- | from [the] utterances of | H561 → | 49 times |
| פִֽי׃ | fi | mouth my | H6310 → | 498 times |
וְעַתָּ֣הand therefore
veatahH6258 →433 times
בָ֭נִיםO children
vanimH1121 →4930 times
שִׁמְעוּ־listen
shimu-H8085 →1159 times
לִ֑יto me
li
וְאַל־and may not
veal-H408 →724 times
תָּ֝ס֗וּרוּyou depart
tasuruH5493 →299 times
מֵאִמְרֵי־from [the] utterances of
meimrei-H561 →49 times
פִֽי׃mouth my
fiH6310 →498 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 4:1Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
it leads to
- Hebrews 2:1
We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
- Psalms 34:11
Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
- Proverbs 1:8
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
- Hebrews 2:1
Through
Proverbs 4:21Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.
it leads to
- Proverbs 3:21
My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
- Proverbs 3:3
Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
- Proverbs 7:1–2
My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.
- Psalms 40:8
I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”
- Proverbs 3:21
Through
Hebrews 12:25See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if…
it leads to
- Hebrews 8:5
The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you…
- Hebrews 8:5
Where this verse is studied
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About Proverbs
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Charles Bridges, An Exposition of the Book of Proverbs; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.