Proverbs 22:17
Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And give heed to my instruction!
Noyes Bible
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
Cross References
Psalms 90:12Teach us so to number our days, That we may apply our hearts to wisdom!
Proverbs 2:2That thou wouldst apply thine ear to wisdom, And incline thy heart to understanding!
Proverbs 4:4He taught me, and said to me, Let thy heart hold fast my words; Keep my commandments, and live.
Proverbs 8:33Hear instruction, and be wise! Yea, reject it not!
Ecclesiastes 7:25I applied my mind earnestly to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom and intelligence, and to know wickedness and folly, yea, foolishness and madness.
Ecclesiastes 8:16When I applied my mind to know wisdom, and to see the business which is done upon the earth,—that one seeth no sleep with his eyes by day or by night,—
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 →