Proverbs 5:12–13
Proverbs 5:12–13 — The New International Version (NIV)
12 You will say, “How I hated discipline!
How my heart spurned correction!
13 I would not obey my teachers
or turn my ear to my instructors.
Proverbs 5:12–13 — English Standard Version (ESV)
12 and you say, “How I hated discipline,
and my heart despised reproof!
13 I did not listen to the voice of my teachers
or incline my ear to my instructors.
Proverbs 5:12–13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
12 And say, How have I hated instruction,
And my heart despised reproof;
13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers,
Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
Proverbs 5:12–13 — New Living Translation (NLT)
12 You will say, “How I hated discipline!
If only I had not ignored all the warnings!
13 Oh, why didn’t I listen to my teachers?
Why didn’t I pay attention to my instructors?
Proverbs 5:12–13 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
12 And say:
“How I have hated instruction,
And my heart despised correction!
13 I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers,
Nor inclined my ear to those who instructed me!
Proverbs 5:12–13 — New Century Version (NCV)
12 Then you will say, “I hated being told what to do!
I would not listen to correction!
13 I would not listen to my teachers
or pay attention to my instructors.
Proverbs 5:12–13 — American Standard Version (ASV)
12 And say, How have I hated instruction,
And my heart despised reproof;
13 Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers,
Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
Proverbs 5:12–13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
12 and thou say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof! 13 and I have not hearkened unto the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to those that instructed me;
Proverbs 5:12–13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
12 “Oh, how I hated discipline!
How my heart despised correction!
13 I didn’t listen to what my teachers said to me,
nor did I keep my ear open to my instructors.
Proverbs 5:12–13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
12 and you will say, “How I hated discipline,
and how my heart despised correction.
13 I didn’t obey my teachers
or listen closely to my mentors.
Proverbs 5:12–13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
12 and you say, “Oh, how I hated discipline,
and my heart despised reproof!
13 I did not listen to the voice of my teachers
or incline my ear to my instructors.
Proverbs 5:12–13 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
12 and say “How I hated discipline,
and I despised reproof!”
13 and “I did not listen to the voice of my teachers,
and I did not incline my ear to my instructors!
Proverbs 5:12–13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
12 You will say, “How I hated to take advice!
How my heart refused to be corrected!
13 I would not obey my teachers.
I wouldn’t listen to those who taught me.