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listen carefully to my wise counsel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />My son, be attentive to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />My son, attend unto my wisdom, <i>and</i> bow thine ear to my understanding:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />My son, pay attention to my wisdom; Lend your ear to my understanding,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />My son, pay attention to my wisdom, Incline your ear to my understanding,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />My son, give attention to my wisdom, Incline your ear to my understanding;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />My son, give attention to my wisdom, Incline your ear to my understanding;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />My son, pay attention to my wisdom, Incline your ear to my discernment;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />My son, be attentive to my wisdom [godly wisdom learned by costly experience], Incline your ear to my understanding;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen closely to my understanding<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen closely to my understanding <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My son, if you listen closely to my wisdom and good sense, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />My son, attend unto my wisdom; incline thine ear to my understanding:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Open your ears to my understanding<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My child, pay attention and listen to my wisdom and insight. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My son, pay attention to my wisdom, and listen closely to my insight,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />My child, be attentive to my wisdom, pay close attention to my understanding, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My son, attend to my wisdom, and bow thy ear to my understanding:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />My son! Give attention to my wisdom, "" Incline your ear to my understanding,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />My son, attend to my wisdom; incline thine ear to understanding:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />My son, attend to my wisdom, and incline thy ear to my prudence. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />My son, pay attention to my wisdom, and incline your ear to my prudence,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My son, to my wisdom be attentive, to understanding incline your ear, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />My child, be attentive to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />MY son, attend to my wisdom and incline your ear to my understanding,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />My son, give ear to my wisdom and incline your ear to my sayings<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>My</i> son, attend to my wisdom, and apply thine ear to my words;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/5-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=753" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/5.htm">Avoiding Immorality</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">My son,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7181.htm" title="7181: haq·šî·ḇāh (V-Hifil-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To incline (ears), attend. A primitive root; to prick up the ears, i.e. Hearken.">pay attention</a> <a href="/hebrew/2451.htm" title="2451: lə·ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯî (Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Wisdom. From chakam; wisdom.">to my wisdom;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: haṭ- (V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">incline</a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241: ’ā·zə·ne·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- An ear. From 'azan; broadness. I.e. the ear.">your ear</a> <a href="/hebrew/8394.htm" title="8394: liṯ·ḇū·nā·ṯî (Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- An understanding. And tbuwnah; or towbunah; from biyn; intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice.">to my insight,</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-1.htm">Proverbs 4:1</a></span><br />Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/2-1.htm">Proverbs 2:1-5</a></span><br />My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you, / if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding, / if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-8.htm">Proverbs 1:8</a></span><br />Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-1.htm">Proverbs 3:1-2</a></span><br />My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; / for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-20.htm">Proverbs 6:20-23</a></span><br />My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. / Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck. / When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/7-1.htm">Proverbs 7:1-3</a></span><br />My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you. / Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye. / Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-32.htm">Proverbs 8:32-33</a></span><br />Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways. / Listen to instruction and be wise; do not ignore it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/9-9.htm">Proverbs 9:9-10</a></span><br />Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning. / The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-20.htm">Proverbs 19:20</a></span><br />Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/22-17.htm">Proverbs 22:17-19</a></span><br />Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise—apply your mind to my knowledge— / for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips. / So that your trust may be in the LORD, I instruct you today—yes, you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/23-19.htm">Proverbs 23:19</a></span><br />Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/23-22.htm">Proverbs 23:22</a></span><br />Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/24-13.htm">Proverbs 24:13-14</a></span><br />Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste. / Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-5.htm">James 1:5</a></span><br />Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/3-13.htm">James 3:13-17</a></span><br />Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. / But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth. / Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My son, attend to my wisdom, and bow your ear to my understanding:</p><p class="hdg">bow</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/22-17.htm">Proverbs 22:17</a></b></br> Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/james/1-19.htm">James 1:19</a></b></br> Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/4-20.htm">Attend</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-20.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-20.htm">Attentive</a> <a href="/psalms/144-5.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-20.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-27.htm">Incline</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-7.htm">Insight</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-20.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-11.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-27.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-20.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-7.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-11.htm">Wisdom</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-20.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/7-24.htm">Attend</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-13.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-24.htm">Attentive</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-19.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-7.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-13.htm">Incline</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-4.htm">Insight</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-31.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-12.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-7.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-13.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-32.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-4.htm">Wisdom</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-7.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/5-1.htm">Solomon exhorts to wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/5-3.htm">He shows the mischief of unfaithfulness and riot</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/5-15.htm">He exhorts to contentedness, generosity, and chastity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/5-22.htm">The wicked are overtaken with their own sins</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/proverbs/5.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>My son</b><br />This phrase is a tender and personal address, indicating a relationship of care and authority. In the Hebrew context, "son" (בְּנִי, beni) is often used in wisdom literature to denote a disciple or learner, not just a biological child. It reflects the intimate and instructional relationship between a teacher and a student, emphasizing the importance of the guidance being offered. The use of "my son" suggests a familial bond, underscoring the responsibility of the elder to impart wisdom and the duty of the younger to receive it.<p><b>pay attention</b><br />The Hebrew root for "pay attention" (קָשַׁב, qashab) implies an active, intentional listening. It is not merely hearing words but engaging with them, considering their meaning and implications. This phrase calls for a focused and deliberate effort to understand and internalize the wisdom being shared. In the biblical context, paying attention is often linked with obedience and the pursuit of righteousness, suggesting that wisdom requires not just intellectual assent but also practical application.<p><b>to my wisdom</b><br />"Wisdom" (חָכְמָה, chokmah) in the Hebrew Bible is more than knowledge; it is skill in living according to God's design. It encompasses moral and ethical understanding, discernment, and the ability to make godly choices. The speaker claims possession of this wisdom, indicating that it is divinely inspired and trustworthy. In the broader scriptural context, wisdom is personified and is seen as a gift from God, essential for a life that honors Him.<p><b>incline your ear</b><br />This phrase suggests a posture of humility and eagerness to learn. The Hebrew verb (נָטָה, natah) means to stretch out or extend, indicating an active effort to listen and understand. It conveys the idea of bending one's will and attention towards the speaker, demonstrating a readiness to receive instruction. In the biblical tradition, inclining one's ear is often associated with submission to God's will and openness to His guidance.<p><b>to my understanding</b><br />"Understanding" (תְּבוּנָה, tebunah) is closely related to wisdom but emphasizes insight and discernment. It involves the ability to see beyond the surface and grasp the deeper truths of a situation. The speaker's understanding is presented as reliable and beneficial, offering clarity and direction. In the context of Proverbs, understanding is portrayed as a vital component of a godly life, enabling individuals to navigate the complexities of the world with integrity and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-23.</span> - 8. <span class="accented">Eighth admonitory discourse. Warning against adultery, and commendation of marriage.</span> The teacher, in this discourse, recurs to a subject which he has glanced at before in <a href="/proverbs/2-15.htm">Proverbs 2:15-19</a>, and which he again treats of in the latter part of the sixth and in the whole of the seventh chapters. This constant recurrence to the same subject, repulsive on account of its associations, shows, however, the importance which it had in the teacher's estimation as a ground of warning, and that he ranked it among the foremost of the temptations and sins which called the young off from the pursuit of Wisdom, and so led them astray from "the fear of the Lord." The vividness with which the ruin, bodily and moral, ensuing with absolute certainty on a life of vice, is described is a sufficient proof in itself that the subject before us is not brought forward from or for voluptuous motives, but for the purpose of conveying an impressive warning. Some commentators, <span class="accented">e.g.</span> Delitzsch, include the first six verses in the previous discourse; but the unity of the subject requires a different treatment. Zockler's reason against this arrangement, on the ground that the previous discourse was addressed to "tender youth," and thus to youth in a state of pupilage, while the one before us refers to more advanced age - to the married man - may be true, but is not the true ground for incorporating them in the present discourse. The unity of the subject requires that they should be taken with the central and didactic part of the discourse, as being in a sense introductory to it. The discourse divides itself into three sections. <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> The earnest appeal to attention because of the counter-attraction in the blandishments of the harlot, which, however, in the end, are bitter as wormwood and sharp as a two-edged sword (vers. 1-6). <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> The main or didactic section (vers. 7-20), embracing <p><span class="note_emph">(a)</span> warnings against adulterous intercourse with "the strange woman" (vers. 7-14); . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/5-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">My son,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּ֭נִי</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pay attention</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקְשִׁ֑יבָה</span> <span class="translit">(haq·šî·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7181.htm">Strong's 7181: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prick up the ears, hearken</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to my wisdom;</span><br /><span class="heb">לְחָכְמָתִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2451.htm">Strong's 2451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wisdom</span><br /><br /><span class="word">incline</span><br /><span class="heb">הַט־</span> <span class="translit">(haṭ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your ear</span><br /><span class="heb">אָזְנֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·zə·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_241.htm">Strong's 241: </a> </span><span class="str2">Broadness, the ear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to my understanding,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִ֝תְבוּנָתִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(liṯ·ḇū·nā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8394.htm">Strong's 8394: </a> </span><span class="str2">Intelligence, an argument, caprice</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/5-1.htm">Proverbs 5:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/5-1.htm">Proverbs 5:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/5-1.htm">Proverbs 5:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/5-1.htm">Proverbs 5:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/5-1.htm">Proverbs 5:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/5-1.htm">Proverbs 5:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/5-1.htm">Proverbs 5:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/5-1.htm">Proverbs 5:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/5-1.htm">Proverbs 5:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/5-1.htm">Proverbs 5:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/5-1.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 5:1 My son pay attention to my wisdom (Prov. 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