Verse (Click for Chapter) 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 Standard Bible My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight, 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, 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; Legacy Standard Bible My son, pay attention to my wisdom, Incline your ear to my discernment; 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 American Standard Version My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding: Contemporary English Version My son, if you listen closely to my wisdom and good sense, English Revised Version My son, attend unto my wisdom; incline thine ear to my understanding: GOD'S WORD® Translation My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Open your ears to my understanding Good News Translation My child, pay attention and listen to my wisdom and insight. International Standard Version My son, pay attention to my wisdom, and listen closely to my insight, Majority Standard Bible My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight, NET Bible My child, be attentive to my wisdom, pay close attention to my understanding, New Heart English Bible My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding: Webster's Bible Translation My son, attend to my wisdom, and bow thy ear to my understanding: World English Bible My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionMy 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 BibleMy 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, New American Bible My son, to my wisdom be attentive, to understanding incline your ear, New Revised Standard Version My child, be attentive to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleMY son, attend to my wisdom and incline your ear to my understanding, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated My son, give ear to my wisdom and incline your ear to my sayings OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917My 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; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Avoiding Immorality1My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight, 2that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.… Cross References Proverbs 4:1 Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. Proverbs 2:1-5 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, / if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding, ... Proverbs 1:8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother. Proverbs 3:1-2 My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; / for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life. Proverbs 6:20-23 My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. / Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck. / When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you. ... Proverbs 7:1-3 My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you. / Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye. / Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. 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 9:9-10 Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning. / The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Proverbs 19:20 Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days. Proverbs 22:17-19 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise—apply your mind to my knowledge— / for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips. / So that your trust may be in the LORD, I instruct you today—yes, you. 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. Proverbs 24:13-14 Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste. / Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off. James 1:5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. James 3:13-17 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. / But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth. / Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. ... Treasury of Scripture My son, attend to my wisdom, and bow your ear to my understanding: bow Proverbs 22:17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge. James 1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: Jump to Previous Attend Attention Attentive Bow Ear Incline Insight Pay Teaching Turn Turned Understanding Wisdom WordsJump to Next Attend Attention Attentive Bow Ear Incline Insight Pay Teaching Turn Turned Understanding Wisdom 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 My son This phrase is a tender and personal address, indicating a relationship of care and authority. In the Hebrew context, "son" (בְּנִי, beni) is often used in wisdom literature to denote a disciple or learner, not just a biological child. It reflects the intimate and instructional relationship between a teacher and a student, emphasizing the importance of the guidance being offered. The use of "my son" suggests a familial bond, underscoring the responsibility of the elder to impart wisdom and the duty of the younger to receive it. pay attention to my wisdom incline your ear to my understanding (1) The earnest appeal to attention because of the counter-attraction in the blandishments of the harlot, which, however, in the end, are bitter as wormwood and sharp as a two-edged sword (vers. 1-6). (2) The main or didactic section (vers. 7-20), embracing (a) warnings against adulterous intercourse with "the strange woman" (vers. 7-14); . . . Hebrew My son,בְּ֭נִי (bə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1121: A son pay attention הַקְשִׁ֑יבָה (haq·šî·ḇāh) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 7181: To prick up the ears, hearken to my wisdom; לְחָכְמָתִ֣י (lə·ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯî) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 2451: Wisdom incline הַט־ (haṭ-) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend your ear אָזְנֶֽךָ׃ (’ā·zə·ne·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear to my understanding, לִ֝תְבוּנָתִ֗י (liṯ·ḇū·nā·ṯî) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 8394: Intelligence, an argument, caprice Links Proverbs 5:1 NIVProverbs 5:1 NLT Proverbs 5:1 ESV Proverbs 5:1 NASB Proverbs 5:1 KJV Proverbs 5:1 BibleApps.com Proverbs 5:1 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 5:1 Chinese Bible Proverbs 5:1 French Bible Proverbs 5:1 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 5:1 My son pay attention to my wisdom (Prov. 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