Proverbs 5:13

Translations

Modern

I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my mentors.

Traditional

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

Literal

And I have not listened to the voice of my instructors, and I have not inclined my ear to those teaching me.

Latin

…nec audivi vocem docentium me, et magistris non inclinavi aurem meam?

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English

I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my mentors.

Notes

Proverbs 5:1–23

These instructions on loving one's wife and avoiding immoral women were originally for young men starting their careers (see also Proverbs 2:16–22; 7:1–27). This topic is also common in ancient Egyptian wisdom writings.

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Marriage and Sexuality

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Luke 15:18
I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
1 Thessalonians 5:12–13
But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you.

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