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

Proverbs 22:17

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

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

  • So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

  • I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:

  • To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 17-21)

Solomon here changes his style and manner of speaking. Hitherto, for the most part, since the beginning of Prov. 10:1; 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 Prov. 22:17-24:34; he directs his speech to his son, his pupil, his reader, his hearer, speaking as to a particular p…

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