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Proverbs 23:12

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

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הָבִ֣יאָהhaviahto comeבּוֹאverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “to come”, a commandH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…לַמּוּסָ֣רlamusarto chastisementמוּסָרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to chastisement”, the ordinary formH4148properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraintbond, chastening(-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.לִבֶּ֑ךָlibekhacomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…וְ֝אָזְנֶ֗ךָveazenekhaand earאֹזֶןconjunction, noun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and ear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH241broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)[phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show.לְאִמְרֵיleimreto answerאֵמֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “to answer”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH561something saidanswer, [idiom] appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.דָֽעַתdaatcunningדַּעַתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “cunning”, the ordinary formH1847knowledgecunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Apply thy heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.

Young’s Literal Translation

Bring in to instruction thy heart, And thine ear to sayings of knowledge.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

Apply thy heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

Douay-Rheims

Let thy heart apply itself to instruction: and thy ears to words of knowledge.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Apply thy heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Apply thine heart to instruction, and prepare thine ears for words of discretion.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δὸς εἰς παιδείαν τὴν καρδίαν σου, τὰ δὲ ὦτά σου ἑτοίμασον λόγοις αἰσθήσεως.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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