Proverbs 5:13
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!”
נָטָה
To incline, to stretch out, to bend. Natah. He inclined His ear to me. God bends down to listen. He positions Himself to hear the faintest cry of His people.
שָׁמַע
I listened
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שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
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מוֹרֶה
instructor/ my
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מוֹרֶה
an archer; also teacher or teaching; also the early rain
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