Proverbs 5:13
I haven’t obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor turned my ear to those who instructed me!
World English Bible British
In The King James Version
And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
In Context
12and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof.
14I have come to the brink of utter ruin, amongst the gathered assembly.”
Cross References
1 Kings 12:14and spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.”
1 Thessalonians 4:8Therefore he who rejects this doesn’t reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you.
Hebrews 13:7Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.
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 →