Proverbs 5:1
Modern Translations
New International Version
My son, pay attention to my wisdom, turn your ear to my words of insight,

New Living Translation
My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen carefully to my wise counsel.

English Standard Version
My son, be attentive to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding,

Berean Study Bible
My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight,

New American Standard Bible
My son, pay attention to my wisdom, Incline your ear to my understanding,

NASB 1995
My son, give attention to my wisdom, Incline your ear to my understanding;

NASB 1977
My son, give attention to my wisdom, Incline your ear to my understanding;

Amplified Bible
My son, be attentive to my wisdom [godly wisdom learned by costly experience], Incline your ear to my understanding;

Christian Standard Bible
My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen closely to my understanding

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen closely to my understanding

Contemporary English Version
My son, if you listen closely to my wisdom and good sense,

Good News Translation
My child, pay attention and listen to my wisdom and insight.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Open your ears to my understanding

International Standard Version
My son, pay attention to my wisdom, and listen closely to my insight,

NET Bible
My child, be attentive to my wisdom, pay close attention to my understanding,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:

New King James Version
My son, pay attention to my wisdom; Lend your ear to my understanding,

King James 2000 Bible
My son, be attentive to my wisdom, and incline your ear to my understanding:

New Heart English Bible
My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding:

World English Bible
My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding:

American King James Version
My son, attend to my wisdom, and bow your ear to my understanding:

American Standard Version
My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding:

A Faithful Version
My son, attend to my wisdom; bow your ear to my understanding;

Darby Bible Translation
My son, attend unto my wisdom, incline thine ear to my understanding;

English Revised Version
My son, attend unto my wisdom; incline thine ear to my understanding:

Webster's Bible Translation
My son, attend to my wisdom, and bow thy ear to my understanding:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
My sonne, hearken vnto my wisedome, & incline thine eare vnto my knowledge.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
My sonne geue heede vnto my wisdome, and bowe thyne eare vnto my prudence:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
My sonne, geue hede vnto my wysdome, & bowe thine eare vnto my prudece:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
My son! Give attention to my wisdom, "" Incline your ear to my understanding,

Young's Literal Translation
My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear,

Smith's Literal Translation
My son, attend to my wisdom; incline thine ear to understanding:

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
My son, attend to my wisdom, and incline thy ear to my prudence.

Catholic Public Domain Version
My son, pay attention to my wisdom, and incline your ear to my prudence,

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
My son, give ear to my wisdom and incline your ear to my sayings

Lamsa Bible
MY son, attend to my wisdom and incline your ear to my understanding,

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
My son, attend to my wisdom, and apply thine ear to my words;
















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