Proverbs 23:12
Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.
World English Bible British
In The King James Version
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
In Context
11for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you.
13Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:1My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding,
Proverbs 23:19Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!
Matthew 13:52He said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been made a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out of his treasure new and old things.”
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 →