Proverbs 23:12

New International Reader's Version

Apply your heart to what you are taught. Listen carefully to words of knowledge.

Cross References

Proverbs 22:17

Pay attention and listen to the sayings of wise people. Apply your heart to the sayings I teach.

Proverbs 23:11

That’s because the God who guards them is strong. He will stand up for them in court against you.

Proverbs 23:13

Don’t hold back correction from a child. If you correct them, they won’t die.

Proverbs 23:19

My son, listen and be wise. Set your heart on the right path.

Ezekiel 33:31

My people come to you, just as they usually do. They sit in front of you. They hear what you say. But they do not put it into practice. With their mouths they say they love me. But in their hearts they want what belongs to others. They try to get rich by cheating them.

Matthew 13:52

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. He brings new treasures out of his storeroom as well as old ones.”