Proverbs
Proverbs 5:13
13I did not listen to the voice of my teachers
or incline my ear to my mentors.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I did not | וְֽלֹא־ | wə·lō·šā- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| listen | שָׁ֭מַעְתִּי | šā·maʿ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H8085 hear |
| to the voice | בְּק֣וֹל | bə·qō·wl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| of my teachers | מוֹרָ֑י | mō·w·rāy | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H4175 (early) rain |
| incline | הִטִּ֥יתִי | hiṭ·ṭî·ṯî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| my ear | אָזְנִֽי׃ | ’ā·zə·nî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H241 ear |
| to my mentors | וְ֝לִֽמְלַמְּדַ֗י | wə·lim·lam·mə·ḏay | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H3925 exercise in, learn |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Thessalonians 4:8 · Hebrews 13:7 · Luke 15:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.