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Proverbs 5:7–8

7 Therefore hear me now, my children,

And do not depart from the words of my mouth.

8 Remove your way far from her,

And do not go near the door of her house,

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Proverbs 5:7–8 — The New International Version (NIV)

Now then, my sons, listen to me;

do not turn aside from what I say.

Keep to a path far from her,

do not go near the door of her house,

Proverbs 5:7–8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

And now, O sons, listen to me,

and do not depart from the words of my mouth.

Keep your way far from her,

and do not go near the door of her house,

Proverbs 5:7–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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:

Proverbs 5:7–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

So now, my sons, listen to me.

Never stray from what I am about to say:

Stay away from her!

Don’t go near the door of her house!

Proverbs 5:7–8 — New Century Version (NCV)

Now, my sons, listen to me,

and don’t ignore what I say.

Stay away from such a woman.

Don’t even go near the door of her house,

Proverbs 5:7–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me,

And depart not from the words of my mouth.

Remove thy way far from her,

And come not nigh the door of her house;

Proverbs 5:7–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And now, children, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth. Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

Proverbs 5:7–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

But now, sons, 

listen to me, 

and do not turn away from what I say to you. 

Stay far away from her. 

Do not even go near her door. 

Proverbs 5:7–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

So now, my sons, listen to me,

and don’t turn away from the words of my mouth.

Keep your way far from her.

Don’t go near the door of her house.

Proverbs 5:7–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

And now, my child, listen to me,

and do not depart from the words of my mouth.

Keep your way far from her,

and do not go near the door of her house;

Proverbs 5:7–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Now, O children, listen to me;

do not depart from the sayings of my mouth.

Keep your paths far from her,

and do not go near to the door of her house,

Proverbs 5:7–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

My sons, listen to me.

Don’t turn away from what I say.

Stay on a path far away from that evil woman.

Don’t even go near the door of her house.

Proverbs 5:7–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Now then, my sons, listen to me

And do not depart from the words of my mouth.

Keep your way far from her

And do not go near the door of her house,


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