Proverbs 23:12
Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
BSB
ASV
Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.
KJV
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
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Ezekiel 33:31So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest…
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The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
But they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues.
Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught…
But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
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Proverbs 23:19Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.
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My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.
Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.
Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”