Proverbs 22:17
Incline thy ear, and hear the words of the wise: and apply thy heart to my doctrine :
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
In Context
18Which shall be beautiful for thee, if thou keep it in thy bowels, and it shall flow in thy lips:
Cross References
Psalms 90:12can number thy wrath? So make thy right hand known: and men learned in heart, in wisdom.
Proverbs 2:2That thy ear may hearken to wisdom: Incline thy heart to know prudence:
Proverbs 4:4And he taught me, and said: Let thy heart receive my words, keep my commandments, and thou shalt live.
Proverbs 8:33Hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not.
Ecclesiastes 7:25Much more than it was: it is a great depth, who shall find it out?
Ecclesiastes 8:16And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to understand the distraction that is upon earth: for there are some that day and night take no sleep with their eyes.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 22:17
16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want. This shows what evil courses rich men sometimes take, by which, in the end, they will impoverish themselves and provoke God, notwithstanding their abundance, to bring them to want; they oppress the poor and give to the rich. 1. They will not in charity relieve the poor, but withhold from them, that by saving that which is really the best, but which they think the most needless part of their expenses,… Read the whole commentary →