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Proverbs 23:12
New English Translation
Proverbs 23:12
New English Translation
12 Apply[a] your heart to instruction
and your ears to the words of knowledge.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:12 tn Heb “bring.” The Hiphil imperative “come; enter” means “to apply the heart,” to use the heart or mind in the process. The same would be true in the second half: “to bring the ears” would mean to listen very carefully. Cf. TEV “Pay attention.”
Proverbs 23:12
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 23:12
Christian Standard Bible
12 Apply yourself to discipline
and listen to words of knowledge.
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