Proverbs 23:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹² Apply yourself to discipline and listen to words of knowledge.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² Apply your mind to instruction and correction and your ears to words of knowledge.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

¹² Bring your mind to instruction, your ear to knowledgeable sayings.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² Let your heart enter into doctrine, and let your ears enter into words of knowledge.

Proverbs 23:12 Cross References

Proverbs 22:17

Listen closely,  pay attention to the words of the wise, and apply your mind to my knowledge.

Proverbs 23:11

for their Redeemer is strong, and he will champion their cause against you.

Proverbs 23:13

Don’t withhold discipline from a youth; if you punish him with a rod, he will not die.

Proverbs 23:19

Listen, my son, and be wise; keep your mind on the right course.

Ezekiel 33:31

So my people come to you in crowds,  sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Their mouths go on passionately, but their hearts pursue dishonest profit.

Matthew 13:52

‘Therefore,’ he said to them, ‘every teacher of the law   who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom treasures new and old.’