Proverbs 23:12
Apply thy heart to instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
In Context
11for their Redeemer is strong. He will plead their cause against thee.
13Withhold not correction from the child, [for] if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:1My son, attend to my wisdom. Incline thine ear to my understanding,
Proverbs 23:19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thy heart in the way.
Matthew 13:52And he said to them, Because of this every scholar who has been instructed in the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a house-ruler, who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:11-12
10 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: 11 For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee. Note, 1. The fatherless are taken under God's special protection; with him they not only find mercy shown to them ( Hos. xiv. 3 ) but justice done for them. He is their Redeemer, their Goël, their near kinsman, that will take their part and stand up for them with jealousy, as taking himself affronted in the injuries done to them. As their Redeemer he will plead… Read the whole commentary →