Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Now then, my sons, listen to me; do not turn aside from what I say. New Living Translation So now, my sons, listen to me. Never stray from what I am about to say: English Standard Version And now, O sons, listen to me, and do not depart from the words of my mouth. Berean Standard Bible So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth. King James Bible Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth. New King James Version Therefore hear me now, my children, And do not depart from the words of my mouth. New American Standard Bible Now then, my sons, listen to me And do not turn away from the words of my mouth. NASB 1995 Now then, my sons, listen to me And do not depart from the words of my mouth. NASB 1977 Now then, my sons, listen to me, And do not depart from the words of my mouth. Legacy Standard Bible So now, my sons, listen to me And do not turn away from the words of my mouth. Amplified Bible Now then, my sons, listen to me And do not depart from (forget) the words of my mouth. Christian Standard Bible So now, sons, listen to me, and don’t turn away from the words from my mouth. Holman Christian Standard Bible So now, my sons, listen to me, and don’t turn away from the words of my mouth. American Standard Version Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth. Contemporary English Version My son, listen to me and do everything I say. English Revised Version Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth. GOD'S WORD® Translation But now, sons, listen to me, and do not turn away from what I say to you. Good News Translation Now listen to me, sons, and never forget what I am saying. International Standard Version Now, children, listen to me. Don't turn away from what I am saying. Majority Standard Bible So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth. NET Bible So now, children, listen to me; do not turn aside from the words I speak. New Heart English Bible Now therefore, son, listen to me. Do not depart from the words of my mouth. Webster's Bible Translation Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth. World English Bible Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don’t depart from the words of my mouth. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd now, you sons, listen to me, "" And do not turn from sayings of my mouth. Young's Literal Translation And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And turn not from sayings of my mouth. Smith's Literal Translation And now, ye sons, hear to me, and ye shall not depart from the words of my mouth. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNow therefore, my son, hear me, and depart not from the words of my mouth. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, my son, listen to me now, and do not withdraw from the words of my mouth. New American Bible So now, children, listen to me, do not stray from the words of my mouth. New Revised Standard Version And now, my child, listen to me, and do not depart from the words of my mouth. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHear me now therefore, O you children, and do not depart from the words of my mouth. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Therefore children, hear me, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Now therefore, O ye children, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth. Brenton Septuagint Translation Now then, my son, hear me, and make not my words of none effect. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Avoiding Immorality…6She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable. 7So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth. 8Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,… Cross References Proverbs 4:1 Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. Proverbs 7:24 Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth. Proverbs 8:32-33 Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways. / Listen to instruction and be wise; do not ignore it. Proverbs 1:8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother. Proverbs 2:1-2 My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you, / if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding, Proverbs 6:20 My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. Proverbs 19:27 If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge. Proverbs 22:17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise—apply your mind to my knowledge— Proverbs 23:19 Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course. Proverbs 23:22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. Matthew 7:24 Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. Luke 6:47-48 I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them: / He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. James 1:22-25 Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. / For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, / and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. ... Hebrews 2:1 We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. Ephesians 5:15-17 Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, / redeeming the time, because the days are evil. / Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. Treasury of Scripture Hear me now therefore, O you children, and depart not from the words of my mouth. hear Proverbs 4:1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. Proverbs 8:32-36 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways… Proverbs 22:17-21 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge… and depart Proverbs 3:21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: Proverbs 4:21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. Jump to Previous Children Depart Ear Hear Hearken Mouth Sayings Turn WordsJump to Next Children Depart Ear Hear Hearken Mouth Sayings Turn WordsProverbs 5 1. Solomon exhorts to wisdom3. He shows the mischief of unfaithfulness and riot 15. He exhorts to contentedness, generosity, and chastity 22. The wicked are overtaken with their own sins So now This phrase serves as a pivotal transition, urging immediate attention and action. In the Hebrew text, the word "now" (עַתָּה, 'attah) emphasizes the urgency and present relevance of the instruction. It suggests a moment of decision, a call to heed wisdom without delay. Historically, this reflects the ancient Near Eastern tradition of imparting wisdom through oral instruction, where timing and context were crucial for effective learning. my sons listen to me and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth (7) Hear me now therefore, O ye children.--In this verse Solomon apparently ceases to report the words of his father, and resumes his speech in his own person. Verses 7-14. - The ruinous consequences of indulgence in illicit pleasures. Verse 7. - The subject of which the teacher is heating demands the utmost attention of youth. Enough, it might be supposed, had been said to deter from intercourse with the "strange woman." She has been portrayed in her real colours, plunging recklessly into ruin herself, and carrying her victims with her; deceitful, full of intrigues, neither walking in nor knowing the way of life. But the warning is amplified and made more impressive. There is another side of the picture, the complete bodily and temporal ruin of her victim. The argumentum ad hominem is applied. There is an appeal to personal interest in the details which follow, which ought not to fail in holding youth back. The form of the address which is repeated is very similar to that in Proverbs 7:24. The plural form, "O ye children" (cf. Proverbs 4:1 and Proverbs 7:24), immediately passes into the singular for the reason mentioned before, that, though the address is made to all, yet each individually is to apply it to himself.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So now,וְעַתָּ֣ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time my sons, בָ֭נִים (ḇā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1121: A son listen to me, שִׁמְעוּ־ (šim·‘ū-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently and do not וְאַל־ (wə·’al-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 408: Not turn aside תָּ֝ס֗וּרוּ (tā·sū·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 5493: To turn aside from the words מֵאִמְרֵי־ (mê·’im·rê-) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 561: Something said of my mouth. פִֽי׃ (p̄î) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to Links Proverbs 5:7 NIVProverbs 5:7 NLT Proverbs 5:7 ESV Proverbs 5:7 NASB Proverbs 5:7 KJV Proverbs 5:7 BibleApps.com Proverbs 5:7 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 5:7 Chinese Bible Proverbs 5:7 French Bible Proverbs 5:7 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 5:7 Now therefore my sons listen to me (Prov. 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