World English Bible
Proverbs 23:12
“Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 23
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Don't move the ancient boundary stone. Don't encroach on the fields of the fatherless:
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for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you.
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Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.
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Don't withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
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Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.