Proverbs 23:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.”
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BSBPD
“Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Bring in to instruction thy heart, And thine ear to sayings of knowledge.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Proverbs 23:12 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 2:2if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,
- Proverbs 5:1My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight,
- Proverbs 22:17Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise— apply your mind to my knowledge—
- Proverbs 23:19Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.
- Ezekiel 33:31So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.
- Matthew 13:52Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
- James 1:21Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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