American Standard Version
Proverbs 7:24
24Now therefore, mysons, hearken unto me,And attend to the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 7:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
- New International Version (NIV)Now then, my sons, listen to me; pay attention to what I say.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And now, O sons, listen to me, and be attentive to the words of my mouth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now therefore, listen to me, my children; Pay attention to the words of my mouth:
Context of Proverbs 7:24
22He goeth after her straightway, As an ox goeth to the slaughter, Or asone infetters to the correction of the fool; 23Till an arrow strike through his liver; As a bird hasteth to the snare, And knoweth not that it is for his life. Now therefore, mysons, hearken unto me, And attend to the words of my mouth. 25Let not thy heart decline to her ways; Go not astray in her paths. 26For she hath cast down many wounded: Yea, all her slain are a mighty host.
Read all of Proverbs 7Proverbs 7:24 word by word
וְעַתָּ֣ה בָ֭נִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִ֑י וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ לְאִמְרֵי־פִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 7:24
- Proverbs 4:1Hear, mysons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:
- Proverbs 5:7Now therefore, mysons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth.
- Proverbs 8:32Now therefore, mysons, hearken unto me; For blessed are they that keep my ways.
- 1 Corinthians 4:14I write not these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
- Galatians 4:19My little children, of whom I am again in travail until Christ be formed in you—
- 1 John 2:1My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
Commentaries on Proverbs 7:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Hearken unto me now, therefore, O ye children - Ye that are young and inexperienced, seriously consider the example set before your eyes, and take warning at another's expense.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-27Verses 6-27 Here is an affecting example of the danger of youthful lusts. It is a history or a parable of the most instructive kind. Will any one dare to venture on temptations that lead to impurity, after Solomon has set before his eyes in so lively and plain a manner, the danger of even going near them? Then is he as the man who would dance on the edge of a lofty rock, when he has just seen another fall headlong from the same place. The misery of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-27The father emphasizes thr lesson: An adulteress may seem attractive, and a relationship with her is tempting, but it will lead to harm or even death.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. The inferential admonition is followed (Pr 7:26, 27), by a more general allegation of the evils of this vice.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 7
- 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
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