Proverbs Chapter 22 verse 17 Holy Bible
Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
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Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.
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Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
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Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
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Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
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Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 17-ch. 24:22. - Part IV. FIRST APPENDIX TO THE FIRST GREAT COLLECTION, containing "words of the wise." Verses 17-21. - The introduction to this first appendix, containing an exhortation to attend to the words of the wise, an outline of the instruction herein imparted, with a reference to teaching already given. Verse 17. - Incline thine ear (comp. Proverbs 4:20; Proverbs 5:1). The words of the wise; verba sapientium, Vulgate. "Wise" is in the plural number, showing that this is not a portion of the collection called, 'The Proverbs of Solomon' (Proverbs 10:1), but a distinct work. (For the term, see note on Proverbs 1:6.) My knowledge. The knowledge which I impart by bringing to notice these sayings of wise men. Septuagint, "Incline (παράβαλλε) thine ear to the words of wise men, and hear my word, and apply thine heart, that thou mayest know that they are good."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers4.AN INTRODUCTION, CONTAINING AN EXHORTATION TO "HEAR THE WORDS OF THE WISE," SERVING AS A HEADING TO Proverbs 22:22 to Proverbs 24:22 (Proverbs 22:17-21).(17) Hear the words of the wise.--Comp. chap 1:6. As "wise" is in the plural number, it would seem as if the following section contained proverbs written by others than Solomon, though they may have been collected by him. (Comp. Proverbs 24:23.)
