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Proverbs 23:12 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge. "
Proverbs 23:12
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
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Proverbs 23:1
"When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before"
Proverbs 23:2
"And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite."
Proverbs 23:3
"Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat."
Proverbs 23:4
"Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom."
Proverbs 23:5
"Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven."
Proverbs 23:6
"Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:"
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