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


In Context

4 but her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

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

6 Lest she should ponder the path of life, her ways wander, she knoweth not whither.

7 And now, children, 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 honour 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:7Now therefore, my'sons, 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.