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Proverbs 5:12 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 5 · verse 12
And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;Proverbs 5:12 · King James Version
Proverbs 5:12 in context
10Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
11And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
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!
14I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- instructionmûwçârproperly, chastisementH4148 →
- despisednâʼatsto scornH5006 →
- hatedsânêʼto hateH8130 →
- heartlêbthe heartH3820 →
- sayʼâmarto sayH559 →
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Here we have, I. A solemn preface, to introduce the caution which follows, Pro 5:1, Pro 5:2. Solomon here addresses himself to his son, that is, to all young men, as unto his children, whom he has an affection for and some influence upon. In God's name, he demands attention;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-14