Proverbs 23:12

12 Remember what you are taught, and listen carefully to words of knowledge.

Proverbs 23:12 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 23:12

Apply thine heart unto instruction
To the instruction of parents, and to the instruction of ministers of the word; to the Scriptures, which are profitable to instruction in righteousness; to the instruction of wisdom, or to the Gospel of Christ, which instructs in things relating to him, and to salvation by him: or, "bring in thine heart to instruction" ^F25; not only bring thy body to the place of instruction, the house of God, but bring thine heart thither also; and thine ears to the words of knowledge;
the doctrines of the Gospel, which are the means of the knowledge of God and Christ, and of all divine, spiritual, and heavenly tidings; and of a growth in the knowledge of them; and therefore should be diligently hearkened and cordially attended to.

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FOOTNOTES:

F25 (haybh) "adduc", Piscator; "vel fac ingredi", Pagninus, Montanus, Mercerus; "adduc et quasi praesens siste", Michaelis,

Proverbs 23:12 In-Context

10 Don't move an old stone that marks a border, and don't take fields that belong to orphans.

11 God, their defender, is strong; he will take their side against you.

12 Remember what you are taught, and listen carefully to words of knowledge.

13 Don't fail to punish children. If you spank them, they won't die.

14 If you spank them, you will save them from death