Proverbs 23:12
הָבִיאָה לַמּוּסָר לִבֶּךָ וְאָזְנֶךָ לְאִמְרֵי ־ דָֽעַת ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
In Context
11כִּֽי ־ גֹאֲלָם חָזָק הֽוּא ־ יָרִיב אֶת ־ רִיבָם אִתָּֽךְ ׃
13אַל ־ תִּמְנַע מִנַּעַר מוּסָר כִּֽי ־ תַכֶּנּוּ בַשֵּׁבֶט לֹא יָמֽוּת ׃
Cross References
Proverbs 5:1בְּנִי לְחָכְמָתִי הַקְשִׁיבָה לִתְבוּנָתִי הַט ־ אָזְנֶֽךָ ׃
Proverbs 23:19שְׁמַע ־ אַתָּה בְנִי וַחֲכָם וְאַשֵּׁר בַּדֶּרֶךְ לִבֶּֽךָ ׃
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 →