Proverbs 5:1

Proverbs 5:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
• New International Version (NIV)My son, pay attention to my wisdom, turn your ear to my words of insight,
• English Standard Version (ESV)My son, be attentive to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding,
• New King James Version (NKJV)My son, pay attention to my wisdom; Lend your ear to my understanding,

Context of Proverbs 5:1

My son, be attentive to my wisdom [godly wisdom learned by costly experience], Incline your ear to my understanding; 2That you may exercise discrimination and discretion (good judgment), And your lips may reserve knowledge and answer wisely [to temptation]. 3For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey [like a honeycomb] And her speech is smoother than oil;

Proverbs 5:1 word by word

בְּ֭נִי לְחָכְמָתִ֣י הַקְשִׁ֑יבָה לִ֝תְבוּנָתִ֗י הַט־אָזְנֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• My sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• attendקָשַׁבqâshab · to listenH7181
• unto my wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451
• bowנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• thine earאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
• to my understandingתְּבוּנָהtâbûn tebûnâh tôbûnâh · understandingH8394

Cross-references for Proverbs 5:1

• Proverbs 22:17Listen carefully and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge;
• James 1:19Understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Let everyone be quick to hear [be a careful, thoughtful listener], slow to speak [a speaker of carefully chosen words and], slow to anger [patient, reflective, forgiving];

Commentaries on Proverbs 5:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Attend unto my wisdom - Take the following lessons from my own experience.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The formula of a new counsel, introducing another warning against the besetting sin of youth Proverbs 2:16.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Exhortations to wisdom. The evils of licentiousness. (1-14) Remedies against licentiousness, The miserable end of the wicked. (15-23) Verses 1-14 Solomon cautions all young men, as his children, to abstain from fleshly lusts. Some, by the adulterous woman, here understand idolatry, false doctrine, which tends to lead astray men's minds and manners; but the direct view is to warn against seventh-commandment sins. Often these have been, and still are…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2Following instructions helps you make good choices. This is especially important when dealing with a woman who behaves immorally.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-231. This connection of wisdom and understanding is frequent (Pr 2:2; 3:7); the first denotes the use of wise means for wise ends; the other, the exercise of a proper discrimination in their discovery.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 5:1

• Children
• Young Men

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Commentaries on Proverbs 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings