Proverbs 5:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 5:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 5:13 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 5:13 — KJV
“And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!”
— Proverbs 5:13 (KJV)
Proverbs 5:13 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 5:13
“Because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD their God, but transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 5:13: obeyed, voice, nor
“Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do; but they did them not. imagination: or, stubbornness”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 5:13: obeyed, nor, inclined
“But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 5:13: obeyed, nor, inclined
“And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 5:13: obeyed, voice, ear
“For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 5:13: nor, mine, ear
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