Proverbs 23:12
Apply thy heart to instruction, and thy ears to the words of knowledge.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
In Context
11For their redeemer is mighty; he will plead their cause with thee.
13Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:1My son, attend to my wisdom, and bow thy ear to my understanding:
Proverbs 23:19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thy heart in the way.
Matthew 13:52Then said he to them, Therefore every scribe who is instructed to the kingdom of heaven, is like a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure 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 →