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Proverbs 23:12

Proverbs 23:12
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

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…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Proverbs 23:12-16

Here is, 1. A parent instructing his child. He is here brought in persuading him to give his mind to his book, and especially to the scriptures and his catechism, to attend to the words of knowledge,…