Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 23:12 Interlinear

Apply unto instruction thine heart and thine ears to the words of knowledge

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1הָבִ֣יאָהH935Applyto go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
2לַמּוּסָ֣רH4148unto instructionproperly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
3לִבֶּ֑ךָH3820thine heartthe heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
4וְ֝אָזְנֶ֗ךָH241and thine earsbroadness. i.e., (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
5לְאִמְרֵיH561to the wordssomething said
6דָֽעַת׃H1847of knowledgeknowledge

Verse Context

Proverbs 23:11 For their redeemer is mighty he shall plead ...
Proverbs 23:12 (current)Apply unto instruction thine heart and thine ears to the words of knowledge
Proverbs 23:13 Withhold from the child not correction for if thou beatest...

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