Proverbs 5:12
and say, “How I have hated instruction, 2 and my heart despised reproof; 1
One Unity Resource Bible
In The King James Version
And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
In Context
11You will groan at your latter end, 2 when your flesh and your body are consumed, 1
Cross References
Genesis 19:9They said, “Stand back!” Then they said, “This one fellow came in to live as a foreigner, and he appoints himself a judge. Now will we deal worse with you, than with them!” They pressed hard on the man Lot [Veil, Covering], and came near to break the door.
Psalms 50:17since you hate instruction, 2 and throw my words behind you? 1
Proverbs 1:7The fear of Adonai is the beginning of knowledge; 2 but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction. 1
Proverbs 1:25but you have ignored all my counsel, 2 and wanted none of my reproof; 1
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 5:2-15
Parental Instructions; Cautions against Sensuality. 1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: 2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. 3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: 4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. 6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them. 7… Read the whole commentary →