Proverbs 5:1-2
Proverbs 5:1-2 The Message (MSG)
Dear friend, pay close attention to this, my wisdom; listen very closely to the way I see it. Then you’ll acquire a taste for good sense; what I tell you will keep you out of trouble.
Proverbs 5:1-2 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Proverbs 5:1-2 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
My son, give attention to my wisdom, Incline your ear to my understanding; That you may observe discretion And your lips may reserve knowledge.
Proverbs 5:1-2 New Century Version (NCV)
My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen to my words of understanding. Be careful to use good sense, and watch what you say.
Proverbs 5:1-2 New King James Version (NKJV)
My son, pay attention to my wisdom; Lend your ear to my understanding, That you may preserve discretion, And your lips may keep knowledge.
Proverbs 5:1-2 Amplified Bible (AMP)
My son, be attentive to my wisdom [godly wisdom learned by costly experience], Incline your ear to my understanding; [1 Kin 4:29] That you may exercise discrimination and discretion (good judgment), And your lips may reserve knowledge and answer wisely [to temptation].
Proverbs 5:1-2 New Living Translation (NLT)
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.
Proverbs 5:1-2 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Listen to me, my son, for I know what I’m talking about. Listen carefully to my advice so that wisdom and discernment will enter your heart, and then the words you speak will express what you’ve learned.
Proverbs 5:1-2 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
My son, be attentive to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding, that you may keep discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge.