Proverbs 22:17

My sone, bowe doun thin eere, and here thou the wordis of wise men; but sette thou the herte to my techyng.

Bible (Wycliffe)

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

16He that falsli chalengith a pore man, to encreesse hise owne richessis, schal yyue to a richere man, and schal be nedi.

18That schal be fair to thee, whanne thou hast kept it in thin herte, and it schal flowe ayen in thi lippis.

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Cross References

Psalms 90:12Thei schulen beere thee in the hondis; leste perauenture thou hirte thi foot at a stoon.

Proverbs 2:2that thin eere here wisdom, bowe thin herte to knowe prudence.

Proverbs 4:4And my fadir tauyte me, and seide, Thin herte resseyue my wordis; kepe thou myn heestis, and thou schalt lyue.

Proverbs 8:33Here ye teching, and be ye wise men; and nile ye caste it awei.

Ecclesiastes 7:25and the depthe is hiy, who schal fynde it?

Ecclesiastes 8:16And Y settide myn herte to knowe wisdom, and to vndurstonde the departing, which is turned in erthe. A man is, that bi daies and niytis takith not sleep with iyen.

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