Proverbs 23:12
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
לֵב
lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
מוּסָר
mûwçâr
properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
אֹזֶן
ʼôzen
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Key Terms in This Verse
מוּסָר mûwçâr
properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
Study H4148 →דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →לֵב lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
Study H3820 →Cross References
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth...
Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
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