MANNAFEST

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

KJV

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4 additional translations
ASV

Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

WEB

I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my mentors.

YLT

And I have not hearkened to the voice of my directors, And to my teachers have not inclined mine ear.

DBT

and I have not hearkened unto the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to those that instructed me;

About this book

Old Testament

ProverbsGnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.

Author
Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
Date
Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.

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