"Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth." — Proverbs 5:7

Proverbs 5:7 · KJV

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

— Proverbs 5:7

Verse 6

Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, {that} thou canst not know {them}.

Verse 8

Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

Proverbs 5 — Context

Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, {that} thou canst not know {them}.

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

Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:

Cross References

Proverbs 4:1

Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

Proverbs 7:24

Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.

Proverbs 22:17-21

Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

Proverbs 4:21

Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

Hebrews 12:25

See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more {shall not} we {escape}, if we turn away from him that {speaketh} from heaven:

Proverbs 3:21

My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

Proverbs 8:32-36

Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed {are they that} keep my ways.