Proverbs 5:13

Proverbs 5:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
• New International Version (NIV)I would not obey my teachers or turn my ear to my instructors.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my instructors.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined my ear to those who instructed me!

Context of Proverbs 5:13

11and thou mourn in thine end, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed; 12and thou say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof! and I have not hearkened unto the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to those that instructed me; 14I was well nigh in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly. 15Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.

Proverbs 5:13 word by word

וְֽלֹא־שָׁ֭מַעְתִּי בְּק֣וֹל מוֹרָ֑י וְ֝לִֽמְלַמְּדַ֗י לֹא־הִטִּ֥יתִי אָזְנִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• teachersלָמַדlâmad · to learn: teachH3925
• inclinedנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• earאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
• instructedיָרָאyârâh yârâ' · to shootH3384

Cross-references for Proverbs 5:13

• Luke 15:18I will rise up and go to my father, and I will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee;
• 1 Thessalonians 4:8He therefore that [in this] disregards [his brother], disregards, not man, but God, who has given also his Holy Spirit to you.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:12But we beg you, brethren, to know those who labour among you, and take the lead among you in [the] Lord, and admonish you,
• Hebrews 13:7Remember your leaders who have spoken to you the word of God; and considering the issue of their conversation, imitate their faith.

Commentaries on Proverbs 5:13

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-23These instructions on loving one's wife and avoiding immoral women were originally for young men starting their careers (see also Proverbs 2:16–22; 7:1–27). This topic is also common in ancient Egyptian wisdom writings.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1412-14. The ruined sinner vainly laments his neglect of warning and his sad fate in being brought to public disgrace.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 5:13

• Adultery
• Harlot (Prostitute)
• Lasciviousness
• Remorse
• Self-Condemnation
• Temptation
• Women
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Cord
• Mouth
• Education
• Hezekiah (2)
• Proverbs, the Book of
• Purity
• Teach; Teacher; Teaching

Commentaries on Proverbs 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings