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Bringהָבִיאָהyour heartלִבֶּךָto correction,לַמּוּסָרandוְyour earsאָזְנֶךָto the sayingsלְאִמְרֵיof knowledge.דָעַת
Proverbs 23:12
Study it in the app“Bring your heart to correction, and your ears to the sayings of knowledge.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 23:12, word by word
- Bringהָבִיאָhavia
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “havia” appears- your heartלִבֶּlibe
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “libe” appears- to correctionמּוּסָרmusar
discipline, correction
Discipline: teaching that straightens, sometimes with punishment; it comes from the verb "discipline."
Where else “musar” appears- your earsאָזְנֶazne
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “azne” appears- to the sayingsאִמְרֵיimre
words, sayings
Words, sayings. In Genesis 49:21, some read "fawns".
Where else “imre” appears- of knowledgeדָעַתdaat
knowledge
What one has learned; or a close bond with God.
Where else “daat” appears
The context
11for their redeemer is strong; he will plead their case against you.
12 · This verse (above)
13Do not withhold correction from a young man; if you strike him with the rod, he will not die.