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 Living Translation (NLT)Oh, why didn’t I listen to my teachers? Why didn’t I pay attention to my instructors?

Context of Proverbs 5:13

11And you mourn at last, When your flesh and your body are consumed, 12And say: “How I have hated instruction, And my heart despised correction! I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined my ear to those who instructed me! 14I was on the verge of total ruin, In the midst of the assembly and 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 arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you,
• 1 Thessalonians 4:8Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:12And we urge you, brethren, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you,
• Hebrews 13:7Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct.

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