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 at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed, 12And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof; And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined my ear to them that instructed me! 14I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly. 15Drink waters out of thy own cistern, and running waters out of thy own well.

Proverbs 5:13 word by word

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

• obeyedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• teachersיָרָאyârâh yârâ' · to shootH3384
• inclinedנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• earאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
• 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 thee,
• 1 Thessalonians 4:8He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given to us his Holy Spirit.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:12And we beseech you, brethren, to know them who labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
• Hebrews 13:7Remember them who have the rule over you, who have spoken to you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their manner of life.

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