Proverbs 5:7

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“So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth.”

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BSBPD

“So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Now therefore, mysons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And turn not from sayings of my mouth.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 5:7 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Proverbs 3:21My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
  2. Proverbs 4:1Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
  3. Proverbs 4:21Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.
  4. Proverbs 7:24Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
  5. Proverbs 8:32Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.
  6. Proverbs 22:17Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise— apply your mind to my knowledge—
  7. 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 we reject Him who warns us from heaven?

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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