Proverbs 7:24

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 went after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, and as stocks [serve] for 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 its life. And now, ye sons, 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, and all slain by her were strong.

Proverbs 7:24 word by word

וְעַתָּ֣ה בָ֭נִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִ֑י וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ לְאִמְרֵי־פִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• nowעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• wordsאֵמֶר'êmer · wordH561
• mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310

Cross-references for Proverbs 7:24

• Proverbs 4:1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know intelligence;
• Proverbs 5:7And now, children, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
• Proverbs 8:32And now, sons, hearken unto me, and blessed are they that keep my ways:
• 1 Corinthians 4:14Not [as] chiding do I write these things to you, but as my beloved children I admonish [you].
• Galatians 4:19my children, of whom I again travail in birth until Christ shall have been formed in you:
• 1 John 2:1My children, these things I write to you in order that ye may not sin; and if any one sin, we have a patron 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

Topics related to Proverbs 7:24

• Harlot (Prostitute)
• Lasciviousness
• Women
• Young Men

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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