Proverbs 23:12

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Applye thyne heart vnto correction, and thyne eare to the wordes of knowledge.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 2:2-6 : 2 That thou wylt encline thine eares vnto wisdome: applye thine heart then to vnderstandyng. 3 For if thou cryest after wisdome, and cryest for knowledge: 4 If thou seekest for her as for siluer, and searchest for her as for treasures: 5 Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lorde, and finde the knowledge of God. 6 For the Lorde geueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstandyng.
  • Prov 5:1-2 : 1 My sonne geue heede vnto my wisdome, and bowe thyne eare vnto my prudence: 2 That thou mayest regarde good counsell, and that thy lippes may kepe knowledge.
  • Prov 22:17 : 17 Bowe downe thyne eare, and heare the wordes of the wise: applie thy mind vnto my doctrine:
  • Prov 23:19 : 19 My sonne geue eare and be wyse, and set straight thyne heart in the way of the Lorde.
  • Ezek 33:31 : 31 They come vnto thee as the people vseth to come, and my people syt before thee, and heare thy wordes, but they do not therafter: for in their mouthes they make a iest of them, and their heart goeth after their couetousnes.
  • Matt 13:52 : 52 Then sayde he vnto them: Therfore, euery Scribe which is taught vnto the kyngdome of heauen, is lyke vnto a man that is an householder, whiche bryngeth foorth out of his treasure, thynges newe and olde.
  • Jas 1:21-25 : 21 Wherfore, lay apart all filthinesse, and superfluitie of maliciousnes, and receaue with mekenesse, the worde that is graffed in you, which is able to saue your soules. 22 And be ye doers of the worde, and not hearers only, deceauyng your owne selues. 23 For yf any be a hearer of the worde, and not a doer, he is lyke vnto a man beholdyng his bodyly face in a glasse: 24 For he hath considered hym selfe, and is gone his wayes, & hath forgotten immediatly what his fashion was. 25 But who so loketh in the perfect lawe of libertie, and continueth therin he being not a forgetfull hearer, but a doer of the worke, shalbe blessed in his deede.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 22:17-18
    2 verses
    86%

    17Bowe downe thyne eare, and heare the wordes of the wise: applie thy mind vnto my doctrine:

    18For it is a pleasaunt thing if thou kepe them in thyne heart, and order them in thy lippes:

  • Prov 2:1-3
    3 verses
    84%

    1My sonne, if thou wylt receaue my wordes, and lay vp my commaundementes within thee,

    2That thou wylt encline thine eares vnto wisdome: applye thine heart then to vnderstandyng.

    3For if thou cryest after wisdome, and cryest for knowledge:

  • Prov 5:1-2
    2 verses
    79%

    1My sonne geue heede vnto my wisdome, and bowe thyne eare vnto my prudence:

    2That thou mayest regarde good counsell, and that thy lippes may kepe knowledge.

  • Prov 23:19
    78%

    19My sonne geue eare and be wyse, and set straight thyne heart in the way of the Lorde.

  • Prov 4:20-21
    2 verses
    78%

    20My sonne marke my wordes, and encline thyne eare vnto my sayinges:

    21Let them not depart from thine eyes, but kepe them euen in the middest of thyne heart:

  • Prov 18:15
    78%

    15A wise heart possesseth knowledge, & a prudent eare seeketh vnderstanding.

  • Prov 19:27
    77%

    27My sonne heare no more the doctrine that leadeth thee vnto errours from the wordes of vnderstanding.

  • Prov 4:1
    76%

    1Heare O ye chyldren a fatherly instruction, & take good heede, that ye may learne vnderstanding.

  • Prov 16:22-23
    2 verses
    76%

    22Vnderstandyng is a well of lyfe vnto hym that hath it: as for the chastenyng of fooles it is but foolishnesse.

    23A wyse heart ordereth his mouth wisely, and ministreth learnyng vnto his lippes.

  • Prov 23:13
    76%

    13Withholde not correction from the chylde: for if thou beatest hym with the rodde, he shall not dye thereof:

  • Prov 8:32-33
    2 verses
    75%

    32Therefore hearken vnto me: O ye chyldren, blessed are they that kepe my wayes.

    33O geue eare vnto nurture, be wyse, and refuse it not:

  • Prov 1:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7The feare of the Lorde is the begynnyng of knowledge: but fooles dispise wisdome and instruction.

    8My sonne, heare thy fathers doctrine, & forsake not the lawe of thy mother:

  • Prov 15:31-32
    2 verses
    74%

    31The eare that hearkeneth to the refourmation of lyfe, shall dwell among the wyse.

    32He that refuseth to be refourmed, dispiseth his owne soule: but he that submitteth him selfe to correction, is wyse.

  • Prov 23:26
    74%

    26My sonne geue me thyne heart, and let thyne eyes haue pleasure in my wayes:

  • Job 34:2
    74%

    2Heare my wordes O ye wise men, hearken vnto me ye that haue vnderstanding:

  • Job 22:22
    74%

    22Receaue I pray thee the lawe at his mouth, and lay vp his wordes in thyne heart.

  • Prov 8:10
    74%

    10Receaue my doctrine and not siluer, and knowledge rather then fine golde:

  • Prov 2:10
    74%

    10When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and thy soule deliteth in knowledge:

  • Prov 12:1
    74%

    1Who so loueth correction loueth knowledge: but he that hateth to be reproued is a foole.

  • Prov 7:24
    74%

    24Heare me now therfore O my chylde, and marke the wordes of my mouth:

  • Prov 1:5
    74%

    5The wise man wyll geue eare, and wyll come by more wisdome, and he that is endued with vnderstanding shal attayne vnto wise counsayles.

  • Job 34:16
    73%

    16If thou nowe haue vnderstanding, heare what I say, and hearken to the voyce of my wordes:

  • Prov 1:23
    73%

    23O turne you at my correction: lo I wyll expresse my mynde vnto you, and make you vnderstande my wordes.

  • Prov 19:20
    73%

    20O geue eare vnto good counsayle, and be content to be refourmed, that thou mayest be wyse in the latter dayes.

  • Prov 1:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2To learne wisdome and instruction, & to perceaue the wordes of vnderstandyng,

    3To receaue the instruction of wisdome, iustice, iudgement, and equitie:

  • Prov 12:23
    73%

    23A discrete man doth hyde knowledge: but the heart of fooles blabbeth out foolishnesse.

  • Prov 23:15
    73%

    15My sonne if thy heart receaue wysdome, my heart also shall reioyce:

  • Job 36:10
    73%

    10He with punishing and nurturing of them, roundeth them in the eares, warneth them to leaue of from their wickednesse, and to amende.

  • Prov 4:10
    72%

    10Heare my sonne, and receaue my wordes, and the yeres of thy life shalbe many.

  • Prov 3:21
    72%

    21My sonne, let not these thinges depart from thyne eyes, but kepe wysdome and vnderstanding:

  • Prov 5:7
    72%

    7Heare me nowe therefore O ye chyldren, and depart not from the wordes of my mouth.

  • Prov 3:1
    72%

    1My sonne, forget not thou my lawe, but see that thine heart kepe my commaundementes:

  • Prov 8:5
    72%

    5Take heede vnto knowledge O ye ignoraunt, be ye wise in heart O ye fooles.

  • Prov 22:15
    72%

    15Foolishnes is bounde in the heart of the chylde: and the rodde of correction shall driue it away.

  • Job 8:10
    71%

    10Shall not they shew thee, and tel thee, yea and gladly confesse the same, and vtter the wordes of their heart?

  • Prov 13:1
    71%

    1A wise sonne wil hearken to his fathers warnyng: but he that is scorneful wil not heare when he is reproued.

  • Prov 15:14
    71%

    14The heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng doth seke knowledge: but the mouth of fooles is fed with foolishnesse.

  • Prov 23:22
    71%

    22Geue eare vnto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is olde.

  • Prov 15:7
    71%

    7The lippes of the wise do sowe knowledge: but the heart of the foolishe do not so.