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Proverbs 23:12
12Apply your heart to discipline And your ears to words of knowledge.
Proverbs 23:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
- New International Version (NIV)Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Apply your heart to instruction and your ear to words of knowledge.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Apply your heart to instruction, And your ears to words of knowledge.
Context of Proverbs 23:12
10Do not move the ancient landmark [at the boundary of the property] And do not go into the fields of the fatherless [to take what is theirs], 11For their Redeemer is strong and mighty; He will plead their case against you. Apply your heart to discipline And your ears to words of knowledge. 13Do not withhold discipline from the child; If you swat him with a reed-like rod [applied with godly wisdom], he will not die. 14You shall swat him with the reed-like rod And rescue his life from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).
Read all of Proverbs 23Proverbs 23:12 word by word
הָבִ֣יאָה לַמּוּסָ֣ר לִבֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝אָזְנֶ֗ךָ לְאִמְרֵי־דָֽעַת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 23:12
- Proverbs 23:19Listen, my son, and be wise, And direct your heart in the way [of the Lord].
- Proverbs 2:2So that your ear is attentive to [skillful and godly] wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding [seeking it conscientiously and striving for it eagerly];
- Proverbs 5:1My son, be attentive to my wisdom [godly wisdom learned by costly experience], Incline your ear to my understanding;
- Proverbs 22:17Listen carefully and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge;
- Ezekiel 33:31They come to you as people come, and they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words, but they do not practice them; for with their mouth they express loving devotion, but their heart goes after their (unlawful) gain.
- Matthew 13:52He said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household, who brings out of his treasure things that are new and fresh and things that are old and familiar.”
- James 1:21So get rid of all uncleanness and all that remains of wickedness, and with a humble spirit receive the word [of God] which is implanted [actually rooted in your heart], which is able to save your souls.
Commentaries on Proverbs 23:12
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-16Verses 12-16 Here is a parent instructing his child to give his mind to the Scriptures. Here is a parent correcting his child: accompanied with prayer, and blessed of God, it may prove a means of preventing his destruction. Here is a parent encouraging his child, telling him what would be for his good. And what a comfort it would be, if herein he answered his expectation!Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Saying 11: Listen carefully: Learning helps you improve (see Proverbs 10:17; 13:1, 10; 15:24, 31–32; 17:10; 19:24).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Here begins another series of precepts.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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