Proverbs 5:7

5:7 So now, children, listen to me;

do not turn aside from the words I speak.

Proverbs 7:24

7:24 So now, sons, listen to me,

and pay attention to the words I speak.

Proverbs 8:32

8:32 “So now, children, listen to me;

blessed are those who keep my ways.


tn Heb “sons.”

tn Heb “the words of my mouth” (so KJV, NAB, NRSV).

tn The literal translation “sons” works well here in view of the warning. Cf. KJV, NAB, NRSV “children.”

tn Heb “the words of my mouth.”

tn Heb “sons.”