Proverbs 23:12

Learning From Your Father

¹¹ For their redeemer is mighty; he shall judge their cause against thee. ¹² Apply your heart to discipline
And your ears to words of knowledge.
¹³ Do not withhold correction from the child; for if thou shall beat him with the rod, he shall not die.

Apply Your Heart

Ears to Hear

Proverbs 2:2-6

so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom and apply thine heart to intelligence,

Proverbs 5:1-2

My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my intelligence;

Proverbs 22:17

Bow down thine ear and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my wisdom.

Proverbs 23:19

Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and straighten thy heart in the way.

Ezekiel 33:31

And they shall come unto thee as the people come, and they shall be before thee, my people, and they shall hear thy words, but they shall not do them; for with their mouth they flatter, but their heart goes after their covetousness.

Matthew 13:52

And he said unto them, Therefore every scribe who is instructed in the kingdom of the heavens is like unto a man, a husband of a house, who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old.

James 1:21-25

So then, leave all uncleanness and remains of malice and receive with meekness the word ingested within you, which is able to cause your souls to be saved.