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Proverbs 5:13

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And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
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  1. 1 Thessalonians 4:8Rank 1 from verse 13
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    8He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.

  2. Hebrews 13:7Rank 2 from verse 13
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    7Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.

  3. Luke 15:18Rank 3 from verse 13
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    18I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

  4. 1 Thessalonians 5:12–13Rank 4 from verse 13
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    12And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

    13And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among yourselves.

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Proverbs 5:13

COMBINED MEANING

obeyed

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Past-tense or past-participial form of obey (to comply with a command, heed authority, or submit).

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inclined

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Bent or turned toward something; disposed or moved in will, heart, attention, or direction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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ear

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Sense 1: The organ of hearing. Sense 2: The seed-bearing head of grain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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instructed

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Taught, trained, informed, directed, counselled, warned, or corrected concerning a matter.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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12And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;

13And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

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14I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

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