Proverbs 23:12
Let your heart enter into doctrine, and let your ears enter into words of knowledge.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
In Context
11For their close relative is strong, and he will judge their case against you.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:1My son, pay attention to my wisdom, and incline your ear to my prudence,
Proverbs 23:19Listen, my son, and be wise, and direct your soul along the way.
Matthew 13:52He said to them, “Therefore, every scribe well-taught about the kingdom of heaven, is like a man, the father of a family, who offers from his storehouse both the new and the 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 →