Proverbs 5:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"I have not listenedמַעְתִּי
(ma'·ti)
8085: to heara prim. root
to the voiceבְּקֹ֣ול
(be·ko·vl)
6963: sound, voicefrom an unused word
of my teachers, 
 
4175b: a teacherfrom yarah
Norוְֽלֹאשָׁ֭־
(ve·lo·sha-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
inclinedהִטִּ֥יתִי
(hit·ti·ti)
5186: to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, benda prim. root
my earאָזְנִֽי׃
(a·ze·ni.)
241: an earfrom an unused word
to my instructors!וְ֝לִֽמְלַמְּדַ֗י
(ve·lim·lam·me·dai)
3925: to exercise in, learna prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And have not obeyed
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
the voice
qowl  (kole)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
of my teachers
yarah  (yaw-raw')
to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach
nor inclined
natah  (naw-taw')
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.
mine ear
'ozen  (o'-zen)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) -- + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
to them that instructed
lamad  (law-mad')
to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive):(un-) accustomed, diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er, -ing).
me
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"I have not listened to the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined my ear to my instructors!

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I didn't obey my teachers or listen closely to my mentors.

International Standard Version
I did not obey my teachers and did not listen to my instructors.

NET Bible
For I did not obey my teachers and I did not heed my instructors.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“And I have not listened to the voice of my teachers, and to my instructors have not turned my ear?”

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I didn't listen to what my teachers said to me, nor did I keep my ear open to my instructors.

King James 2000 Bible
And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined my ear to them that instructed me!
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