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

22Suddenly he went after her like an ox that goes to the slaughter, like a stag prancing into a trapper’s snare 23till an arrow pierces his liver – like a bird hurrying into a trap, and he does not know that it will cost him his life. So now, sons, listen to me, and pay attention to the words I speak. 25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways – do not wander into her pathways; 26for she has brought down many fatally wounded, and all those she has slain are many.

Proverbs 7:24 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hearkenשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• unto me now therefore, O ye childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• and attendקָשַׁבqâshab · to listenH7181
• to the wordsאֵמֶר'êmer · wordH561
• of my mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310

Cross-references for Proverbs 7:24

• Proverbs 4:1Listen, children, to a father’s instruction, and pay attention so that you may gain discernment.
• Proverbs 5:7So now, children, listen to me; do not turn aside from the words I speak.
• Proverbs 8:32“So now, children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.
• 1 Corinthians 4:14I am not writing these things to shame you, but to correct you as my dear children.
• Galatians 4:19My children – I am again undergoing birth pains until Christ is formed in you!
• 1 John 2:1(My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.) But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous One,

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