Berean Standard Bible
“Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.”
This verse begins a short unit in Proverbs 23 where a father addresses his son about discipline and learning. Wisdom literature in Israel assumed that a person grows by listening to correction from parents, teachers and God.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
World English Bible (WEB)
Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.
King James Version (KJV)
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Give your heart to teaching, and your ears to the words of knowledge.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Aplica tu corazón á la enseñanza, y tus oídos á las palabras de sabiduría.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Dedica tu corazón y tus oídos a la disciplina y al conocimiento.
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