Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Bring in to instruction thy heart, And thine ear to sayings 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.
Julia Smith Translation
Bring thy heart to 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.
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Word Count of 19 Translations in Proverbs 23:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Learning From Your Father
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.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:2-6
To cause thine ear to attend to wisdom, Thou inclinest thy heart to understanding,
Proverbs 5:1-2
My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear,
Proverbs 22:17
Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,
Proverbs 23:19
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And make happy in the way thy heart,
Ezekiel 33:31
And they come in unto thee as the coming in of a people, And they sit before thee -- My people, And have heard thy words, and they do them not, For doting loves with their mouth they are making, After their dishonest gain their heart is going.
Matthew 13:52
And he said to them, 'Because of this every scribe having been discipled in regard to the reign of the heavens, is like to a man, a householder, who doth bring forth out of his treasure things new and old.'
James 1:21-25
wherefore having put aside all filthiness and superabundance of evil, in meekness be receiving the engrafted word, that is able to save your souls;