Proverbs 22:17
Incline thine ear and hear the words of wise men, then, thy heart, wilt thou apply to my teaching;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 90:12How to number our days, so grant us to know, That we may win us a heart that hath wisdom.
Proverbs 2:2So that thou direct, unto wisdom, thine ear, bend thy heart, unto understanding;
Proverbs 4:4So he taught me, and said to me—Let thy heart, lay hold of my words, Keep my commandments and live!
Proverbs 8:33Hear ye correction, and be wise, and do not neglect.
Ecclesiastes 7:25Resolved, I, in my heart, to know and search out, and to seek wisdom, and a conclusion,—and to know lawlessness [to be] stupidity, and folly to be madness.
Ecclesiastes 8:16When I gave my heart, to know wisdom, and to consider the business that was done upon the earth, then surely, by day and by night, there was one who suffered not his eyes, 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 →