Proverbs 23:12 meaning and explanation
Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
Proverbs 23:12, Berean Standard Bible
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Proverbs 23 is a collection of a father's wise sayings to his son, and verse 12 stands as a short, direct charge in the middle of them. The speaker urges the son to "apply your heart" to instruction, meaning the whole inner self, not just the mind, and to bend his ears toward words of knowledge.
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