Proverbs
Proverbs 23:12
12Apply your heart to instruction
and your ears to words of knowledge.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apply | הָבִ֣יאָה | hā·ḇî·’āh | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| your heart | לִבֶּ֑ךָ | lib·be·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| to instruction | לַמּוּסָ֣ר | lam·mū·sār | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4148 discipline |
| and your ears | וְ֝אָזְנֶ֗ךָ | wə·’ā·zə·ne·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular | H241 ear |
| to words | לְאִמְרֵי־ | lə·’im·rê- | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H561 something said |
| of knowledge | דָֽעַת׃ | ḏā·‘aṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1847 knowledge |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 5:1–2 · Proverbs 2:2–6 · Proverbs 23:19 · James 1:21–25 · Ezekiel 33:31 · Proverbs 22:17 · Matthew 13:52
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.