2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
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Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. …
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-9)Job had asked, long before this, Where shall wisdom be found? Whence cometh wisdom ? ( Job 28:12 , 20 ) and he had given this general answer (Job 28:23), God knoweth the place of it; but Solomon here goes further, and tells us both where we may find it and how we may get it. We are here told, I. What means we must use that we may obtain wisdom. 1. We must closely attend to the word of God, for tha…
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