12Bring in to instruction thy heart, And thine ear to sayings of knowledge.


In Context

9 In the ears of a fool speak not, For he treadeth on the wisdom of thy words.

10 Remove not a border of olden times, And into fields of the fatherless enter not,

11 For their Redeemer is strong, He doth plead their cause with thee.

12 Bring in to instruction thy heart, And thine ear to sayings of knowledge.

13 Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not.

14 Thou with a rod smitest him, And his soul from Sheol thou deliverest.

Proverbs 23:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:12Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:12Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:12Let thy heart apply itself to instruction: and thy ears to words of knowledge.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:12Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:12Apply thy heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:12Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:12Apply thy heart to instruction, and thy ears to the words of knowledge.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:12Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:12Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.