Proverbs 5:7

“And now, sons, listen to me, and do not turn away from the sayings of my mouth.”

Proverbs 5:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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A father warns his son against the foreign woman: what is sweet now ends bitterPurity

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Proverbs 5:7, word by word

sonsבָנִיםvanim

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “vanim” appears
listenשִׁמְעוּshimu

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

Where else “shimu” appears
turn awayתָּסוּרוּtasuru

turn aside

To leave the road, go away.

Where else “tasuru” appears
from the sayingsאִמְרֵיimre

words, sayings

Words, sayings. In Genesis 49:21, some read "fawns".

Where else “imre” appears
of my mouthפִfi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

Where else “fi” appears

The context

6The path of life she does not level; her tracks wander, and she does not know it.

7 · This verse (above)

8Keep your way far from her, and do not come near to the door of her house;

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