Proverbs 5:1–2
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The Peril of Adultery
5My son, pay attention to my wisdom;
1Lend your ear to my understanding,
2That you may 2preserve discretion,
And your lips amay keep knowledge.
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Copyright 1982 Thomas Nelson, Inc.
In other versions
ESVEnglish Standard Version
My son, be attentive to my wisdom;
incline your ear to my understanding,
that you may keep discretion,
and your lips may guard knowledge.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
My son, pay attention to my wisdom,
turn your ear to my words of insight,
that you may maintain discretion
and your lips may preserve knowledge.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
My son, pay attention to my wisdom;
listen closely to my understanding
so that you may maintain discretion
and your lips safeguard knowledge.
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NLTNew Living Translation
My son, pay attention to my wisdom;
listen carefully to my wise counsel.
Then you will show discernment,
and your lips will express what you’ve learned.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
My child, be attentive to my wisdom,
and to my understanding incline your ear;
in order to keep prudence,
and knowledge will guard your lips.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
My son, attend unto my wisdom,
And bow thine ear to my understanding:
That thou mayest regard discretion,
And that thy lips may keep knowledge.
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