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Proverbs 5:1-2
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Proverbs 5:1-2
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Warning against Impurity and Infidelity
5 My child, be attentive to my wisdom;
incline your ear to my understanding,
2 so that you may hold on to prudence,
and your lips may guard knowledge.
Proverbs 5:1-2
New International Version
Proverbs 5:1-2
New International Version
Warning Against Adultery
Proverbs 5:1-2
English Standard Version
Proverbs 5:1-2
English Standard Version
Warning Against Adultery
5 (A)My son, be attentive to my wisdom;
(B)incline your ear to my understanding,
2 that you may keep (C)discretion,
and your lips may (D)guard knowledge.
Proverbs 5:1-2
King James Version
Proverbs 5:1-2
King James Version
5 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
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