Top Verses from Proverbs 5  

She gives no thought to the way of life; her paths wander aimlessly, but she does not know it. (NIV)

She loses sight of and walks not in the path of life; her ways wind about aimlessly, and you cannot know them. (AMP)

Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them. (KJV)

Now then, my sons, listen to me; do not turn aside from what I say. (NIV)

Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, and depart not from the words of my mouth. (AMP)

Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth. (KJV)

Keep to a path far from her, do not go near the door of her house (NIV)

Let your way in life be far from her, and come not near the door of her house [avoid the very scenes of temptation], [Prov. 4:15; Rom. 16:17; I Thess. 5:19-22.] (AMP)

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

Lest strangers feast on your wealth and your toil enrich the house of another. (NIV)

Lest strangers [and false teachings] take their fill of your strength and wealth and your labors go to the house of an alien [from God]-- (AMP)

Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger; (KJV)

Lest you lose your honor to others and your dignity to one who is cruel (NIV)

Lest you give your honor to others and your years to those without mercy (AMP)

Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel: (KJV)

At the end of your life you will groan, when your flesh and body are spent. (NIV)

And you groan and mourn when your end comes, when your flesh and body are consumed (AMP)

And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed, (KJV)

My son, pay attention to my wisdom, turn your ear to my words of insight (NIV)

MY SON, be attentive to my Wisdom [godly Wisdom learned by actual and costly experience], and incline your ear to my understanding [of what is becoming and prudent for you] (AMP)

My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: (KJV)

For your ways are in full view of the LORD, and he examines all your paths. (NIV)

For the ways of man are directly before the eyes of the Lord, and He [Who would have us live soberly, chastely, and godly] carefully weighs all man's goings. [II Chron. 16:9; Job 31:4; 34:21; Prov. 15:3; Jer. 16:17; Hos. 7:2; Heb. 4:13.] (AMP)

For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings. (KJV)

You will say, "How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned correction!" (NIV)

And you say, How I hated instruction and discipline, and my heart despised reproof! (AMP)

And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof; (KJV)

I would not obey my teachers or turn my ear to my instructors. (NIV)

I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers nor submitted and consented to those who instructed me. (AMP)

And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me! (KJV)