Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
My son, to my wisdom, attend, and, to mine understanding, incline thou thine ear:
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
Holman Bible
listen closely
International Standard Version
My son, pay attention to my wisdom, and listen closely to my insight,
A Conservative Version
My son, attend to my wisdom. Incline thine ear to my understanding,
American Standard Version
My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding:
Amplified
Incline your ear to my understanding;
Bible in Basic English
My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:
Darby Translation
My son, attend unto my wisdom, incline thine ear to my understanding;
Julia Smith Translation
My son, attend to my wisdom; incline thine ear to understanding:
King James 2000
My son, be attentive to my wisdom, and incline your ear to my understanding:
Lexham Expanded Bible
My child, be attentive to my wisdom, and to my understanding incline your ear;
Modern King James verseion
My son, listen to my wisdom; bow your ear to my understanding;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
My son, give heed unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my prudence:
NET Bible
My child, be attentive to my wisdom, pay close attention to my understanding,
New Heart English Bible
My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding:
Webster
My son, attend to my wisdom, and bow thy ear to my understanding:
World English Bible
My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding:
Youngs Literal Translation
My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear,
Themes
Disobedience » The reward for being disobedient to your instructors
ears » Should » Be bowed down to instructions
Interlinear
Qashab
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 5:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Avoid Seduction
1 My son, to my wisdom, attend, and, to mine understanding, incline thou thine ear: 2 That thou mayest preserve discretion, - and, as for knowledge, that thy lips may guard it.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:20
My son, to my words, attend, to my sayings, incline thou thine ear;
Proverbs 22:17
Incline thine ear and hear the words of wise men, then, thy heart, wilt thou apply to my teaching;
Proverbs 2:1
My son, if thou wilt receive my sayings, and, my commandments, wilt treasure up by thee;
Proverbs 4:1
Hear, ye sons, the correction of a father, and attend, that ye may know understanding.
Matthew 3:9
and think not to be saying within yourselves, - As our father, we have, Abraham; for, I say unto you, that God is able, out of these stones, to raise up children unto Abraham.
Mark 4:23
If any one hath ears to hear, let him hear.
James 1:19
Ye know, my brethren beloved, - but let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,
Revelation 2:7
He that hath an ear, let him hear what, the Spirit, is saying unto the assemblies. Unto him that overcometh - I will give, unto him, to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
Revelation 2:11
He that hath an ear, let him hear what, the Spirit, is saying unto the assemblies. He that overcometh, shall in nowise be injured by reason of the second death.
Revelation 2:17
He that hath an ear, let him hear what, the Spirit, is saying unto the assemblies. Unto him that overcometh, I will give, unto him, of the hidden manna, and I will give unto him a white stone, and, upon the stone, a new name written, which, no one, knoweth, save he that receiveth it.
Revelation 2:29
He that hath an ear, let him hear what, the Spirit, is saying unto the assemblies.