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Proverbs 5:1
My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:
Proverbs 5:1 · Bible in Basic English
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Proverbs 5:1 in other translations
My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight,
My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding,
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In context
1 My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:
2 So that you may be ruled by a wise purpose, and your lips may keep knowledge.
3 For honey is dropping from the lips of the strange woman, and her mouth is smoother than oil;
4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, and sharp as a two-edged sword;
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