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Proverbs 5:13

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Proverbs 5:13 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
Proverbs 5:13 — American Standard Version

Context — Proverbs 5

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
10Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors [be] in the house of an alien,
11And thou mourn at thy latter end, When thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
12And say, How have I hated instruction, And my heart despised reproof;
13Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
14I was well-nigh in all evil In the midst of the assembly and congregation.
15Drink waters out of thine own cistern, And running waters out of thine own well.
16Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, And streams of water in the streets?
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, etc.] Parents, tutors, masters, and ministers of the word; neither regarded the advice of parents, nor the instructions of tutors, nor the commands of masters, nor the sermons of ministers: these are all lost on some persons; they are proof against them all; these make no impressions upon them, and are of no use to them; nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me! or to my masters, as the Targum and Vulgate Latin version; turned away the ear from them, stopped it to them, and would not hear what they had to say; at least would not receive it, and act according to it.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Luk 15:18; Th1 4:8, Th1 5:12, Th1 5:13; Heb 13:7 Proverbs 5:14”
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