7Now therefore, my'sons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth.


In Context

4 But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.

5 Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on Sheol;

6 So that she findeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable, and'she knoweth it not.

7 Now therefore, my'sons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth.

8 Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house;

9 Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;

Proverbs 5:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:7Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:7Now then, my sons, listen to me; do not turn aside from what I say.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:7Now therefore, my son, hear me, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:7And now, children, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:7Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:7Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:7Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don't depart from the words of my mouth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:7And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And turn not from sayings of my mouth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:7Hear me now therefore, O you children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.