Proverbs 22:17 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹⁷ Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ Listen (consent and submit) to the words of the wise, and apply your mind to my knowledge;

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Turn your ear and hear the words of the wise; focus your mind on my knowledge.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ Incline your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Then apply your heart to my doctrine.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ Incline thy ear, and hear the words of the wise: and apply thy heart to my doctrine:

Proverbs 22:17 Cross References

Psalm 78:1

Give ear, O my people, to my law; incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

Psalm 90:12

So teach us to number our days, That we may get us an heart of wisdom.

Proverbs 1:3

To receive instruction in wise dealing, In righteousness and judgement and equity;

Proverbs 23:12

Apply thine heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.

Proverbs 24:23

These also are sayings of the wise To have respect of persons in judgement is not good.

Proverbs 3:1

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

Ecclesiastes 12:11

The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails well fastened are the words of the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

Ecclesiastes 7:25

I turned about, and my heart was set to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason of things, and to know that wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is madness:

Ecclesiastes 8:16

When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)

Ecclesiastes 8:9

All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man hath power over another to his hurt.

Isaiah 55:3

Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

Matthew 17:5

While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.