Bible Strands
Proverbs 5:13
I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my mentors.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker, a young man who previously despised reproof, addresses a younger listener while recounting his past refusal to heed instruction just before confessing his near ruin in the public assembly.
The words — The Hebrew terms Sha.ma'.ti (I listened) and hi.Ti.ti 'a.ze.N/i (I inclined my ear) denote the deliberate physical act of paying attention to corrective authority.
The thread — The text in Luke 15:18 records a prodigal son's confession of having sinned, while Hebrews 13:7 explicitly commands believers to remember their leaders and imitate their faith, contrasting sharply with the refusal to listen described in Proverbs 5:13.
Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to treat timely instruction as urgent, recognizing that deliberate deafness to correction precedes public ruin and demands immediate submission.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
Cross-references
- 1 Thessalonians 4:8 Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.
- 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.
- Hebrews 13:7 Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:12 But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you.