Proverbs 23:12

World English Bible (2000)

Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 2:2-6 : 2 So as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding; 3 Yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding; 4 If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures: 5 then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and find the knowledge of God. 6 For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
  • Prov 5:1-2 : 1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding: 2 that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.
  • Prov 22:17 : 17 Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
  • Prov 23:19 : 19 Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!
  • Ezek 33:31 : 31 They come to you as the people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but don't do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain.
  • Matt 13:52 : 52 He said to them, "Therefore, every scribe who has been made a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out of his treasure new and old things."
  • Jas 1:21-25 : 21 Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. 22 But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. 25 But he who looks into the perfect law of freedom, and continues, not being a hearer who forgets, but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 22:17-18
    2 verses
    86%

    17Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.

    18For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.

  • Prov 2:1-3
    3 verses
    84%

    1My son, if you will receive my words, and store up my commandments within you;

    2So as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;

    3Yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;

  • Prov 5:1-2
    2 verses
    79%

    1My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding:

    2that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.

  • Prov 23:19
    78%

    19Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!

  • Prov 4:20-21
    2 verses
    78%

    20My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.

    21Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the midst of your heart.

  • Prov 18:15
    78%

    15The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

  • Prov 19:27
    77%

    27If you stop listening to instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 4:1
    76%

    1Listen, sons, to a father's instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;

  • Prov 16:22-23
    2 verses
    76%

    22Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly.

    23The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.

  • Prov 23:13
    76%

    13Don't withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

  • Prov 8:32-33
    2 verses
    75%

    32"Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.

    33Hear instruction, and be wise. Don't refuse it.

  • Prov 1:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

    8My son, listen to your father's instruction, and don't forsake your mother's teaching:

  • Prov 15:31-32
    2 verses
    74%

    31The ear that listens to reproof lives, and will be at home among the wise.

    32He who refuses correction despises his own soul, but he who listens to reproof gets understanding.

  • Prov 23:26
    74%

    26My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.

  • Job 34:2
    74%

    2"Hear my words, you wise men. Give ear to me, you who have knowledge.

  • Job 22:22
    74%

    22Please receive instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart.

  • Prov 8:10
    74%

    10Receive my instruction rather than silver; knowledge rather than choice gold.

  • Prov 2:10
    74%

    10For wisdom will enter into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

  • Prov 12:1
    74%

    1Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.

  • Prov 7:24
    74%

    24Now therefore, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to the words of my mouth.

  • Prov 1:5
    74%

    5that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:

  • Job 34:16
    73%

    16"If now you have understanding, hear this. Listen to the voice of my words.

  • Prov 1:23
    73%

    23Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.

  • Prov 19:20
    73%

    20Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.

  • Prov 1:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

    3to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;

  • Prov 12:23
    73%

    23A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.

  • Prov 23:15
    73%

    15My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine:

  • Job 36:10
    73%

    10He also opens their ears to instruction, and commands that they return from iniquity.

  • Prov 4:10
    72%

    10Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.

  • Prov 3:21
    72%

    21My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

  • Prov 5:7
    72%

    7Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don't depart from the words of my mouth.

  • Prov 3:1
    72%

    1My son, don't forget my teaching; but let your heart keep my commandments:

  • Prov 8:5
    72%

    5You simple, understand prudence. You fools, be of an understanding heart.

  • Prov 22:15
    72%

    15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

  • Job 8:10
    71%

    10Shall they not teach you, tell you, and utter words out of their heart?

  • Prov 13:1
    71%

    1A wise son listens to his father's instruction, but a scoffer doesn't listen to rebuke.

  • Prov 15:14
    71%

    14The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

  • Prov 23:22
    71%

    22Listen to your father who gave you life, and don't despise your mother when she is old.

  • Prov 15:7
    71%

    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.