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 at the end of your life you will groan when your flesh and your body are wasted away. 12And you will say, “How I hated discipline! My heart spurned reproof! For I did not obey my teachers and I did not heed my instructors. 14I almost came to complete ruin in the midst of the whole congregation!” 15Drink water from your own cistern and running water from your own well.

Proverbs 5:13 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And have not obeyedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• of my teachersיָרָאyârâh yârâ' · to shootH3384
• nor inclinedנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• mine earאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
• to them that instructedלָמַדlâmad · to learn: teachH3925

Cross-references for Proverbs 5:13

• Luke 15:18I will get up and go to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:8Consequently the one who rejects this is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:12Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who labor among you and preside over you in the Lord and admonish you,
• Hebrews 13:7Remember your leaders, who spoke God’s message to you; reflect on the outcome of their lives and 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