Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Bring thy heart to instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
New American Standard Bible
And your ears to words of knowledge.
King James Version
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
Holman Bible
and listen to words of knowledge.
International Standard Version
Learn diligently, and listen to words of knowledge.
American Standard Version
Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.
Amplified
Apply your heart to discipline
And your ears to words of knowledge.
Bible in Basic English
Give your heart to teaching, and your ears to the words of knowledge.
Darby Translation
Apply thy heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
King James 2000
Apply your heart unto instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Apply your heart to instruction, and your ear to sayings of knowledge.
Modern King James verseion
Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to the words of knowledge.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Apply thine heart unto learning, and thine ear to the words of knowledge.
NET Bible
Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to the words of knowledge.
New Heart English Bible
Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.
The Emphasized Bible
Bring, to correction, thy heart, and thine ears, to the sayings of knowledge.
Webster
Apply thy heart to instruction, and thy ears to the words of knowledge.
World English Bible
Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.
Youngs Literal Translation
Bring in to instruction thy heart, And thine ear to sayings of knowledge.
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Word Count of 19 Translations in Proverbs 23:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Learning From Your Father
11 For he redeeming them, he is strong; he will contend their contention with thee. 12 Bring thy heart to instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge. 13 Thou shalt not withhold instruction from youth: if thou shalt strike him with a rod he shall not die.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:2-6
To attend to wisdom thou wilt incline thine ear, thy heart to understanding;
Proverbs 5:1-2
My son, attend to my wisdom; incline thine ear to understanding:
Proverbs 22:17
Incline thine ear and hear the words of the wise, and thou shalt set thy heart to my knowledge.
Proverbs 23:19
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thy heart right in the way.
Ezekiel 33:31
And they will come to thee, according to the coming of the people, and they will sit before thee my people, and they heard thy words, and they did them not: for they making loves with their mouth, their heart went after their plunder.
Matthew 13:52
And he said to them, Therefore every scribe, having been a disciple in the kingdom of the heavens, is like to a man, master of a house, who casts out from his treasure new things and old.
James 1:21-25
Wherefore having put away all sordid avarice, and excess of wickedness, in meekness receive the implanted word, able to save your souls.