Proverbs 5:7 - The Message7-14 So, my friend, listen closely; don’t treat my words casually. Keep your distance from such a woman; absolutely stay out of her neighborhood. You don’t want to squander your wonderful life, to waste your precious life among the hardhearted. Why should you allow strangers to take advantage of you? Why be exploited by those who care nothing for you? You don’t want to end your life full of regrets, nothing but sin and bones, Saying, “Oh, why didn’t I do what they told me? Why did I reject a disciplined life? Why didn’t I listen to my mentors, or take my teachers seriously? My life is ruined! I haven’t one blessed thing to show for my life!” See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17697 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, And depart not from the words of my mouth. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition7 Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, and depart not from the words of my mouth. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)7 Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth. See the chapterCommon English Bible7 Now sons, listen to me, and don’t deviate from the words of my mouth. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version7 Therefore, my son, listen to me now, and do not withdraw from the words of my mouth. See the chapter |