Proverbs 23:12
Give your heart to teaching, and your ears to the words of knowledge.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
In Context
11For their saviour is strong, and he will take up their cause against you.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:1My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:
Proverbs 23:19Give ear, my son, and be wise, guiding your heart in the right way.
Matthew 13:52And he said to them, For this reason every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house, who gives out from his store 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 →