The Meaning of Proverbs 5:13 Explained

Proverbs 5:13

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

YLT: And I have not hearkened to the voice of my directors, And to my teachers have not inclined mine ear.

Darby: and I have not hearkened unto the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to those that instructed me;

ASV: Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Proverbs 5:13?

MEANING: What does Proverbs 5:13 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Proverbs 5:13 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Proverbs 5:13?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 5:13 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 5:1-14 - Quicksands! Keep Off!
It is a matter for great thankfulness that the Bible, which is God's book rather than man's, deals so strongly and wisely with one great evil, which has manifested itself in every age and in every state of society. It speaks boldly and plainly; and all who will meditate on its teaching with a prayerful heart, will be saved from many a painful snare. If we fall it will only be due to our having refused to heed the voice that speaks to us from paragraphs like these.
The one great caution that we must all observe is in the control of our thoughts. The soul must never lie open to the tide of suggestive thoughts that break along its beach. As of old the watchman kept the gate of the medieval city so soon as darkness fell, so must the purity of God keep watch and ward at eye-gate, ear-gate, and touch-gate, lest some emissary of evil gain entrance and betray the citadel. Let Christ be the custodian of thy soul, whether thou be man or woman, old or young, and let Him impart to thee His own divine and human purity. [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 5

1  Solomon exhorts to wisdom
3  He shows the mischief of unfaithfulness and riot
15  He exhorts to contentedness, generosity, and chastity
22  The wicked are overtaken with their own sins

What do the individual words in Proverbs 5:13 mean?

And not I have obeyed the voice of my teachers and to those who instructed me nor inclined my ear
וְֽלֹא־ שָׁ֭מַעְתִּי בְּק֣וֹל מוֹרָ֑י וְ֝לִֽמְלַמְּדַ֗י לֹא־ הִטִּ֥יתִי אָזְנִֽי

וְֽלֹא־  And  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
שָׁ֭מַעְתִּי  I  have  obeyed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
בְּק֣וֹל  the  voice 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קֹול 
Sense: voice, sound, noise.
מוֹרָ֑י  of  my  teachers 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: יׄורֶה 
Sense: to throw, shoot, cast, pour.
וְ֝לִֽמְלַמְּדַ֗י  and  to  those  who  instructed  me 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: לָמַד  
Sense: to learn. teach, exercise in.
לֹא־  nor 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
הִטִּ֥יתִי  inclined 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: נָטָה 
Sense: to stretch out, extend, spread out, pitch, turn, pervert, incline, bend, bow.
אָזְנִֽי  my  ear 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: אֹזֶן  
Sense: ear, as part of the body.

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