Maintain sound wisdom and discretion. My son, don’t lose sight of them.
Proverbs 5:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So now, sons, listen to me, and don’t turn away from the words from my mouth. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
Maintain sound wisdom and discretion. My son, don’t lose sight of them.
Listen, sons, to a father’s discipline, and pay attention so that you may gain understanding,
Now, sons, listen to me, and pay attention to the words from my mouth.
See to it that you do not reject the one who speaks. For if they did not escape when they rejected him who warned them on earth, even less will we if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven.