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proverbs_5:1

Proverbs 5:1

Hebrew
ESV
My son, be attentive to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding,
NIV
My son, pay attention to my wisdom, listen well to my words of insight,
NLT
My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen carefully to my wise counsel.
LXX
υἱέ ἐμῇ σοφίᾳ πρόσεχε ἐμοῖς δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
λόγοιςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigλόγος

Meaning

* A word or words * Statement * Message * Speech * Account * Used in John to mean God the Son

Masculine noun. Related to the verb λέγω.

λόγος in Greek Thought

Before the New Testament, λόγος already had deep philosophical use. In Greek philosophy, λόγος was the rational principle that ordered the universe, the divine reason that structured all things. In Heraclitus, λόγος referred to the unifying rational principle behind the constant change in the world.…
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KJV
My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:

Proverbs 4:27 ← Proverbs 5:1 → Proverbs 5:2

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