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Proverbs 5:7 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 5 · verse 7
Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.Proverbs 5:7 · King James Version
Proverbs 5:7 in context
5Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
6Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
7Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
8Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
9Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- departçûwrto turn offH5493 →
- wordsʼêmersomething saidH561 →
- Hearshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
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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