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Proverbs 5:1 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 5 · verse 1
My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:Proverbs 5:1 · King James Version
Proverbs 5:1 in context
1My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
2That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
3For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
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Key words (Strong's)
- attendqâshabto prick up the earsH7181 →
- wisdomchokmâhwisdomH2451 →
- sonbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- bownâṭâhto stretch or spread outH5186 →
- earʼôzenbroadnessH241 →
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Here we have, I. A solemn preface, to introduce the caution which follows, Pro 5:1, Pro 5:2. Solomon here addresses himself to his son, that is, to all young men, as unto his children, whom he has an affection for and some influence upon. In God's name, he demands attention;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-14