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Proverbs 22:17 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 22 · verse 17
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.Proverbs 22:17 · King James Version
Proverbs 22:17 in context
15Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
17Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
19That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- wordsdâbâra wordH1697 →
- applyshîythto placeH7896 →
- heartlêbthe heartH3820 →
- hearshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- wisechâkâmwiseH2450 →
- earʼôzenbroadnessH241 →
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Solomon here changes his style and manner of speaking. Hitherto, for the most part, since the beginning of ch. 10, he had laid down doctrinal truths, and but now and then dropped a word of exhortation, leaving us to make the application as we went along; but here, to the end of ch.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 17-21