Proverbs 5:7

7 And now, children, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

Proverbs 5:7 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 5:7

Hear me now therefore, O ye children
Since such is the character, this the wretched end, and these the ways of the adulterous woman; those that are young in years, and liable to be ensnared by her, should hear what Solomon, or Christ, here says, for their caution and instruction; and especially such who are, or profess themselves to be, the children of God and of Christ; and therefore, as dear children, should be followers of them, and not of an harlot; and depart not from the words of my mouth;
the warnings, directions, and exhortations given to avoid the whorish woman; the doctrines of Christ, the truths of the Gospel: these should not be forsaken, but abode by; and also his precepts and ordinances, which should be closely attended unto.

Proverbs 5:7 In-Context

5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on Sheol.

6 Lest she should ponder the path of life, her ways wander, she knoweth not [whither].

7 And now, children, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

9 lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel;