Proverbs 23:12
10 Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
11 for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.
Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
13 Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
14 Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
- KJV
- Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
- WEB
- Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.
- ASV
- Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.
- DARBY
- Apply thy heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
- BLB
- You must bring your heart to discipline, and your ears to the words of knowledge.
- ÅB
- Bøy ditt hjerte til tukt og dine ører til kunnskaps ord!
- OTB
- Forplikt deg til undervisning og lytt til kunnskapens ord.
- B1930
- Bøi ditt hjerte til tukt og dine ører til kunnskaps ord!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 5:1–2
My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight,
Read in contextProverbs 2:2–6
if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,
Read in contextProverbs 23:19
Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.
Read in contextJames 1:21–25
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.
Read in contextEzekiel 33:31
So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.
Read in contextMatthew 13:52
Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
Read in contextProverbs 22:17
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise— apply your mind to my knowledge—
Read in context