Proverbs 22:17

Now listen [MTY] to what wise people have said; think carefully about what I am teaching you.

Translation for Translators

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

16Those who oppress poor people in order to become rich, and those who give a bribe to rich people in order that the rich people will do a favor for them, will just lose their money.

18It will be good to ◄keep these things in your minds/always remember them►, because if you do that, you will be able to quote/recite them to others.

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Cross References

Psalms 90:12So teach/help us to realize that we live for only a short time in order that we may use our time wisely.

Proverbs 2:2Pay attention to wisdom and try hard to understand it.

Proverbs 4:4my father told me, “Remember my words; if you obey my commandments, you will live a long time.

Proverbs 8:33Listen carefully to what I teach you and become wise. Do not reject my teaching!

Ecclesiastes 7:25But I decided to investigate things and by my wisdom try to understand the reason for everything. I also wanted to understand why people act wickedly and why they act very foolishly.

Ecclesiastes 8:16I thought about being wise and about people who work very hard, working day and night and not taking time to sleep.

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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