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Proverbs 5:1–3

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1MY son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
2That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
3¶ For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
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Proverbs 5:1Cross-references · 14 ranked passages

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    17Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

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    1MY son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

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    20¶ My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

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    11He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.

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    23If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

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    17He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.

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    13He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

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    19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

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    1HEAR, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

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    29He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

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    7He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

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    6He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

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    9And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

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    22He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

Proverbs 5:2Cross-references · 10 ranked passages

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    6The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.

    7For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.

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    7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

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    23The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.

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    11Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

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    21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

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    2The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

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    13With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.

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    2Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.

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    15My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

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    15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

Proverbs 5:3Cross-references · 6 ranked passages

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    16To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;

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    24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

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    21With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.

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    5That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.

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    21The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

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    2With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.

    3So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

    4And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:

    5And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

    6And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

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Proverbs 5:1

COMBINED MEANING

son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

attend

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1. To give heed, listen, or direct attention toward. 2. To wait upon, serve, or devote oneself to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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wisdom

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Knowledge, understanding, judgment, skill, or prudence.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

bow

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Sense 1: A weapon for shooting arrows. Sense 2: The bow set in the cloud as a covenant token. Sense 3: To bend or incline the head, knees, face, or body downward in reverence, respect, submission, or worship.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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ear

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Sense 1: The organ of hearing. Sense 2: The seed-bearing head of grain.

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understanding

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1. The capacity or act of perceiving, comprehending, discerning, judging, interpreting, or applying knowledge. 2. Knowledge, insight, wisdom, or prudent judgment possessed or gained. 3. Skill or ability in a work, art, subject, vision, saying, or interpretation.

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Proverbs 5:2

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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regard

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Respect; esteem; reverence; that view of the mind which springs from value, estimable qualities, or any thing that excites admiration.

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lips

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Sense 1: The physical borders of the mouth. Sense 2: By extension, speech or utterance.

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keep

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To guard, watch, protect, preserve, secure, retain, possess, hold, maintain, support, tend, manage, observe, obey, fulfil, celebrate, continue in, refrain from, or remain faithful to a person, place, trust, command, promise, way, time, or thing.

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Proverbs 5:3

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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lips

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Sense 1: The physical borders of the mouth. Sense 2: By extension, speech or utterance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

strange

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Foreign; belonging to another country. Wonderful; causing surprise; exciting curiosity.

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drop

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Sense 1: A small rounded portion of liquid. Sense 2: To fall, let fall, distil, or pour in drops.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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honeycomb

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The waxen structure of cells made by bees to hold honey and their young.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

oil

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1. An oily substance, especially olive oil. 2. To anoint or supply with oil.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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4:27Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

5:1MY son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:

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5:2That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

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5:3¶ For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

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5:4But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.

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