Proverbs 5 · Verse 13

Proverbs 5:13

And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
Proverbs 5:13, King James Version

Proverbs 5:13 in other translations

BSBI did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my mentors.
WEBI haven’t obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor turned my ear to those who instructed me!
ASVNeither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
YLTAnd I have not hearkened to the voice of my directors, And to my teachers have not inclined mine ear.
DARBYand I have not hearkened unto the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to those that instructed me;
BBEI did not give attention to the voice of my teachers, my ear was not turned to those who were guiding me!
WebsterAnd have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined my ear to them that instructed me!

What does Proverbs 5:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 5:12-14

12-14. The ruined sinner vainly laments his neglect of warning and his sad fate in being brought to public disgrace.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 5:1-14

Solomon cautions all young men, as his children, to abstain from fleshly lusts. Some, by the adulterous woman, here understand idolatry, false doctrine, which tends to lead astray men's minds and manners; but the direct view is to warn against seventh-commandment sins. Often these have been, and still are, Satan's method of drawing men from the worship of God into false religion. Consider how fatal the consequences…

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Proverbs 5:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְֽלֹא\־ve.lo.Sha'-and notH3808
שָׁ֭מַעְתִּיSha.ma'.tiI listenedH8085
בְּק֣וֹלbe.Kolto [the] voice ofH6963
מוֹרָ֑יmo.Raiinstructor myH4175
וְ֝לִֽמְלַמְּדַ֗יve.lim.la.me.Daiand to teachers myH3925
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
הִטִּ֥יתִיhi.Ti.tiI inclinedH5186
אָזְנִֽי\׃'a.ze.Niear myH241

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 5:13

  • 1 Thessalonians 4:8

    He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.

  • Hebrews 13:7

    Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.

  • Luke 15:18

    I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13

    And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among yourselves.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lu 15:18; 1Th 4:8; 5:12,13; Heb 13:7

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Context

  • Proverbs 5:12

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

  • Proverbs 5:13

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

  • Proverbs 5:14

    I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

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Proverbs 5:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y no oí la voz de los que me adoctrinaban, y á los que me enseñaban no incliné mi oído!
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Comment n’ai-je pas écouté la voix de ceux qui m’instruisaient, ni incliné mon oreille vers ceux qui m’enseignaient?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ich habe nicht gehört auf die Stimme meiner Unterweiser, und mein Ohr nicht zugeneigt meinen Lehrern.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		nec audivi vocem docentium me, et magistris non inclinavi aurem meam?