Proverbs 22:17

Incline thine ear to the words of wise men: hear also my word, and apply thine heart,

Brenton Septuagint

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 oppresses the poor, increases his own substance, yet gives to the rich so as to make it less.

18that thou mayest know that they are good: and if thou lay them to heart, they shall also gladden thee on thy lips.

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Cross References

Psalms 90:12+ 90:12 Mat. 4. 6. They shall bear thee up on their hands, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Proverbs 2:2thine ear shall hearken to wisdom; thou shalt also apply thine heart to understanding, and shalt apply it to the instruction of thy son.

Proverbs 4:4who spoke and instructed me, saying, Let our speech be fixed in thine heart, keep our commandments, forget them not:

Ecclesiastes 7:25I and my heart went round about to know, and to examine, and to seek wisdom, and the account of things, and to know the folly and trouble and madness of the ungodly man.

Ecclesiastes 8:16Whereupon I set my heart to know wisdom, and to perceive the trouble that was wrought upon the earth: for there is that neither by day nor night sees sleep with his 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 →

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