Proverbs 22:17

Bible in Basic English 1965

Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.

Cross References

Psalm 78:1

Maschil. Of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law; let your ears be bent down to the words of my mouth.

Psalm 90:12

So give us knowledge of the number of our days, that we may get a heart of wisdom.

Proverbs 1:3

To be trained in the ways of wisdom, in righteousness and judging truly and straight behaviour:

Proverbs 23:12

Give your heart to teaching, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

Proverbs 24:23

These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person's position when judging is not good.

Proverbs 3:1

My son, keep my teaching in your memory, and my rules in your heart:

Ecclesiastes 12:11

The words of the wise are pointed, and sayings grouped together are like nails fixed with a hammer; they are given by one guide.

Ecclesiastes 7:25

I gave my mind to knowledge and to searching for wisdom and the reason of things, and to the discovery that sin is foolish, and that to be foolish is to be without one's senses.

Ecclesiastes 8:16

When I gave my mind to the knowledge of wisdom and to seeing the business which is done on the earth and there are those whose eyes see not sleep by day or by night,

Ecclesiastes 8:9

All this have I seen, and have given my heart to all the work which is done under the sun: there is a time when man has power over man for his destruction.

Isaiah 55:3

Give ear, and come to me, take note with care, so that your souls may have life: and I will make an eternal agreement with you, even the certain mercies of David.

Matthew 17:5

While he was still talking, a bright cloud came over them: and a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased; give ear to him.