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Wednesday, July 16th, 2025
the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
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Good News Translation
Proverbs 7:24
Now then, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to what I say.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Now, sons, listen to me,and pay attention to the words from my mouth.
Now, sons, listen to me,and pay attention to the words from my mouth.
Hebrew Names Version
Now therefore, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to the words of my mouth.
Now therefore, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to the words of my mouth.
King James Version
Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
English Standard Version
And now, O sons, listen to me, and be attentive to the words of my mouth.
And now, O sons, listen to me, and be attentive to the words of my mouth.
New Century Version
Now, my sons, listen to me; pay attention to what I say.
Now, my sons, listen to me; pay attention to what I say.
New English Translation
So now, sons, listen to me, and pay attention to the words I speak.
So now, sons, listen to me, and pay attention to the words I speak.
Amplified Bible
Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, And pay attention to the words of my mouth.
Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, And pay attention to the words of my mouth.
New American Standard Bible
Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, And pay attention to the words of my mouth.
Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, And pay attention to the words of my mouth.
World English Bible
Now therefore, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to the words of my mouth.
Now therefore, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to the words of my mouth.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Heare me now therefore, O children, and hearken to the wordes of my mouth.
Heare me now therefore, O children, and hearken to the wordes of my mouth.
Legacy Standard Bible
So now, my sons, listen to me,And pay attention to the words of my mouth.
So now, my sons, listen to me,And pay attention to the words of my mouth.
Berean Standard Bible
Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Contemporary English Version
My son, pay close attention to what I have said.
My son, pay close attention to what I have said.
Complete Jewish Bible
So now, children, listen to me; pay attention to what I am saying.
So now, children, listen to me; pay attention to what I am saying.
Darby Translation
And now, ye sons, hearken unto me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
And now, ye sons, hearken unto me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Easy-to-Read Version
Now, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to what I say.
Now, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to what I say.
George Lamsa Translation
Now therefore, O my children, hearken to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Now therefore, O my children, hearken to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Lexham English Bible
And now, my children, listen to me, and be attentive to the sayings of my mouth.
And now, my children, listen to me, and be attentive to the sayings of my mouth.
Literal Translation
Now, then, listen to me, O sons, and attend to the words of my mouth:
Now, then, listen to me, O sons, and attend to the words of my mouth:
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Heare me now therfore (o my sonne) and marcke the wordes of my mouth.
Heare me now therfore (o my sonne) and marcke the wordes of my mouth.
American Standard Version
Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me, And attend to the words of my mouth.
Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me, And attend to the words of my mouth.
Bible in Basic English
So now, my sons, give ear to me; give attention to the sayings of my mouth;
So now, my sons, give ear to me; give attention to the sayings of my mouth;
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Now therefore, O ye children, hearken unto me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Now therefore, O ye children, hearken unto me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
King James Version (1611)
Hearken vnto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Hearken vnto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Heare me now therfore O my chylde, and marke the wordes of my mouth:
Heare me now therfore O my chylde, and marke the wordes of my mouth:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Now then, my son, hearken to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Now then, my son, hearken to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
English Revised Version
Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Now therfor, my sone, here thou me; and perseyue the wordis of my mouth.
Now therfor, my sone, here thou me; and perseyue the wordis of my mouth.
Update Bible Version
Now therefore, [my] sons, listen to me, And attend to the words of my mouth.
Now therefore, [my] sons, listen to me, And attend to the words of my mouth.
Webster's Bible Translation
Now therefore hearken to me, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Now therefore hearken to me, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
New King James Version
Now therefore, listen to me, my children; Pay attention to the words of my mouth:
Now therefore, listen to me, my children; Pay attention to the words of my mouth:
New Living Translation
So listen to me, my sons, and pay attention to my words.
So listen to me, my sons, and pay attention to my words.
New Life Bible
So, my sons, listen to me. Listen to the words of my mouth.
So, my sons, listen to me. Listen to the words of my mouth.
New Revised Standard
And now, my children, listen to me, and be attentive to the words of my mouth.
And now, my children, listen to me, and be attentive to the words of my mouth.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, therefore, ye sons, hearken unto me, and attend, to the sayings of my mouth;
Now, therefore, ye sons, hearken unto me, and attend, to the sayings of my mouth;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now, therefore, my son, hear me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Now, therefore, my son, hear me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Revised Standard Version
And now, O sons, listen to me, and be attentive to the words of my mouth.
And now, O sons, listen to me, and be attentive to the words of my mouth.
Young's Literal Translation
And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And give attention to sayings of my mouth.
And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And give attention to sayings of my mouth.
THE MESSAGE
So, friends, listen to me, take these words of mine most seriously. Don't fool around with a woman like that; don't even stroll through her neighborhood. Countless victims come under her spell; she's the death of many a poor man. She runs a halfway house to hell, fits you out with a shroud and a coffin.
So, friends, listen to me, take these words of mine most seriously. Don't fool around with a woman like that; don't even stroll through her neighborhood. Countless victims come under her spell; she's the death of many a poor man. She runs a halfway house to hell, fits you out with a shroud and a coffin.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, And pay attention to the words of my mouth.
Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, And pay attention to the words of my mouth.
Contextual Overview
24 Now then, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to what I say. 25 Do not let such a woman win your heart; don't go wandering after her. 26 She has been the ruin of many men and caused the death of too many to count. 27 If you go to her house, you are on the way to the world of the dead. It is a shortcut to death.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
O: Proverbs 4:1, Proverbs 5:7, Proverbs 8:32, Proverbs 8:33, 1 Corinthians 4:14, 1 Corinthians 4:15, Galatians 4:19, 1 John 2:1
Reciprocal: Genesis 49:2 - hearken Psalms 34:11 - Come Isaiah 48:12 - Hearken Mark 4:3 - Hearken 1 Corinthians 6:18 - Flee 1 Thessalonians 2:11 - as James 2:5 - Hearken
Cross-References
Genesis 7:3
Take also seven pairs of each kind of bird. Do this so that every kind of animal and bird will be kept alive to reproduce again on the earth.
Take also seven pairs of each kind of bird. Do this so that every kind of animal and bird will be kept alive to reproduce again on the earth.
Genesis 7:4
Seven days from now I am going to send rain that will fall for forty days and nights, in order to destroy all the living beings that I have made."
Seven days from now I am going to send rain that will fall for forty days and nights, in order to destroy all the living beings that I have made."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children,.... The Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Arabic versions, read, in the singular number, "my son", in the same manner as the chapter begins; but it is in the plural number in the Hebrew text; and so read the Targum and Syriac version, "children", the children of Solomon; not only those of his own body, but all such that put themselves under his instruction, or were willing to take his advice: it may be extended to all the children of men, for all are interested herein; especially such who profess to be the children of God and of Christ, the followers of wisdom. This is the epilogue, or application of the above story. Since this is the case, that young men are in danger of being ensnared and brought to ruin by this harlot, therefore take the advice of the wisest of men, even of Wisdom herself;
and attend to the words of my mouth; the doctrines of Christ; the best preservative from the allurements of the whore of Rome.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 7:24. Hearken unto me now, therefore, O ye children — Ye that are young and inexperienced, seriously consider the example set before your eyes, and take warning at another's expense.
