Mishle 5:7

7 Hear me now therefore, O ye banim, and turn not from the words of my peh (mouth).

Mishle 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.

Mishle 5:7 In-Context

5 Her raglayim go down to mavet; her steps lead to Sheol.

6 Lest thou shouldest compare [hers] to the orach chayyim, her ma’agalot (paths) are crooked, that thou canst not know them.

7 Hear me now therefore, O ye banim, and turn not from the words of my peh (mouth).

8 Remove thy derech far from her, and come not near the petach (doorway) of her bais;

9 Lest thou give thine hod (strength) unto others, and thy shanim unto the cruel one;