Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
My son, give heed unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my prudence:
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;
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:
The Emphasized Bible
My son, to my wisdom, attend, and, to mine understanding, incline thou thine ear:
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, give heed unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my prudence: 2 that thou mayest regard good counsel, and that thy lips may keep nurture.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:20
My son, mark my words, and incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Proverbs 22:17
My son, bow down thine ear, and hearken unto the words of wisdom, apply thy mind unto my doctrine -
Proverbs 2:1
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and keep my commandments by thee,
Proverbs 4:1
Hear, O ye children, the fatherly exhortation, and take good heed, that ye may learn wisdom.
Matthew 3:9
And see that you think not to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father': for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
Mark 4:23
If any man have ears to hear, let him hear."
James 1:19
Wherefore, dear brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to wrath.
Revelation 2:7
Let him that hath ears hear, what the spirit saith unto the congregations. To him that overcometh, will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.'
Revelation 2:11
Let him that hath ears hear, what the spirit saith to the congregations: He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.'
Revelation 2:17
Let him that hath ears hear what the spirit sayth unto the congregations: To him that overcometh will I give to eat Manna that is hid, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth, saving he that receiveth it.'
Revelation 2:29
Let him that hath ears hear what the spirit says to the congregations.'
Revelation 3:6
Let him that hath ears hear what the spirit saith unto the congregations.'
Revelation 3:13
Let him that hath ears, hear what the spirit saith unto the congregations.'
Revelation 3:22
Let him that hath ears, hear what the spirit saith unto the congregations.'"