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

10Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers; don’t take the land of defenseless orphans. 11For their Redeemer is strong; he himself will bring their charges against you. Commit yourself to instruction; listen carefully to words of knowledge. 13Don’t fail to discipline your children. The rod of punishment won’t kill them. 14Physical discipline may well save them 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 23:19My child, listen and be wise: Keep your heart on the right course.
• Proverbs 2:2Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding.
• Proverbs 5:1My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen carefully to my wise counsel.
• Proverbs 22:17Listen to the words of the wise; apply your heart to my instruction.
• Ezekiel 33:31So my people come pretending to be sincere and sit before you. They listen to your words, but they have no intention of doing what you say. Their mouths are full of lustful words, and their hearts seek only after money.
• Matthew 13:52Then he added, “Every teacher of religious law who becomes a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a homeowner who brings from his storeroom new gems of truth as well as old.”
• James 1:21So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power 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

• Clothe
• Correction
• Dainty
• Desirous
• Drunkard
• Poverty
• Riotous
• Sell
• Wine
• Apply

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