Proverbs 23:12
Apply thine heart to instruction, and thine eares to the wordes of knowledge.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
In Context
11For he that redeemeth them, is mightie: he will defend their cause against thee.
13Withhold not correction from the childe: if thou smite him with the rodde, he shall not die.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:1My sonne, hearken vnto my wisedome, and incline thine eare vnto my knowledge.
Proverbs 23:19O thou my sonne, heare, and bee wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
Matthew 13:52Then sayd hee vnto them, Therefore euery Scribe which is taught vnto the kingdome of heauen, is like vnto an householder, which bringeth foorth out of his treasure things both newe and olde.
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 →