Proverbs 23:12

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 an ancient boundary stone, or take over the fields of the fatherless, 11for their Protector is strong; he will plead their case against you. Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to the words of knowledge. 13Do not withhold discipline from a child; even if you strike him with the rod, he will not die. 14If you strike him with the rod, you will deliver him from death.

Proverbs 23:12 word by word

הָבִ֣יאָה לַמּוּסָ֣ר לִבֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝אָזְנֶ֗ךָ לְאִמְרֵי־דָֽעַת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Applyבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• thine heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• unto instructionמוּסָרmûsâr · discipline: instructionH4148
• and thine earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
• to the wordsאֵמֶר'êmer · wordH561
• of knowledgeדַּ֫עַתda‛ath · knowledgeH1847

Cross-references for Proverbs 23:12

• Proverbs 23:19Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.
• Proverbs 2:2by making your ear attentive to wisdom, and by turning your heart to understanding,
• Proverbs 5:1My child, be attentive to my wisdom, pay close attention to my understanding,
• Proverbs 22:17Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my instruction.
• Ezekiel 33:31They come to you in crowds, and they sit in front of you as my people. They hear your words, but do not obey them. For they talk lustfully, and their heart is set on their own advantage.
• Matthew 13:52Then he said to them, “Therefore every expert in the law who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his treasure what is new and old.”
• James 1:21So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the message implanted within you, 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

Topics related to Proverbs 23:12

• Instruction
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

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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