Proverbs 23:12·~1 min
Saying 12
The hearer is summoned to apply the heart to instruction and the ears to words of knowledge. Wisdom is treated here as a matter of inward attachment and attentive reception.
A12pply your heart to instruction
Section summaryThe twelfth saying calls for the whole heart and ear to be turned toward discipline and knowledge. It compresses the chapter's larger burden into a single imperative: wisdom must be pursued with inward devotion rather than casual interest.
Role in the chapterThis section functions as a hinge of direct exhortation. Its work is to gather the hearer inwardly toward disciplined receptivity.