Proverbs 5:7 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

And now, my child, listen to me, and do not depart from the words of my mouth.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Hear me now therefore, O ye children, And depart not from the words of my mouth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

American Standard Version (1901)

Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth.

Common English Bible

Now sons, listen to me, and don’t deviate from the words of my mouth.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Therefore, my son, listen to me now, and do not withdraw from the words of my mouth.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Now therefore, my son, hear me, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

Proverbs 5:7 Cross References

Psalm 119:102

I do not turn away from your ordinances, for you have taught me.

Proverbs 3:21

My child, do not let these escape from your sight: keep sound wisdom and prudence,

Proverbs 4:1

Listen, children, to a father’s instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight,

Proverbs 4:21

Do not let them escape from your sight; keep them within your heart.

Proverbs 7:24

And now, my children, listen to me, and be attentive to the words of my mouth.

Hebrews 12:25

See that you do not refuse the one who is speaking, for if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject the one who warns from heaven!