PROVERBS 22:17

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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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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Proverbs 22:17 Translation & Meaning

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Bow down הַ֥ט To stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows) Bow down
thine ear, אָזְנְךָ֗ Broadness. i.e., (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) thine ear
and hear וּ֭שְׁמַע To hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) hear
the words דִּבְרֵ֣י A word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause words
of the wise, חֲכָמִ֑ים Wise, (i.e., intelligent, skilful or artful) wise
and apply תָּשִׁ֥ית To place (in a very wide application) apply
thine heart וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ The heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything thine heart
unto my knowledge. לְדַעְתִּֽי׃ Knowledge knowledge

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  • 15  Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

  • 16  He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

  • 17  Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

  • 18  For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

  • 19  That thy trust may be in the Lord, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.




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