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Selected Verse: Proverbs 22:17 - Strong Concordance

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Pr 22:17 Strong Concordance Bow down [05186] thine ear [0241], and hear [08085] the words [01697] of the wise [02450], and apply [07896] thine heart [03820] unto my knowledge [01847].
  King James Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
Here begins another division of the book, marked by those encouragements to the pursuit of wisdom, which are found in the earlier chapters. It will be observed that at Pro. 22:22-24:12, the proverbs are generally expressed in two verses instead of one (see Introduction).
 
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23 These things also belong to the wise [02450]. It is not good [02896] to have respect [05234] of persons [06440] in judgment [04941].
17 Bow down [05186] thine ear [0241], and hear [08085] the words [01697] of the wise [02450], and apply [07896] thine heart [03820] unto my knowledge [01847].
18 For it is a pleasant thing [05273] if thou keep [08104] them within [0990] thee; they shall withal [03162] be fitted [03559] in thy lips [08193].
19 That thy trust [04009] may be in the LORD [03068], I have made known [03045] to thee this day [03117], even to thee.
20 Have not I written [03789] to thee [08032] excellent things [07991] in counsels [04156] and knowledge [01847],
21 That I might make thee know [03045] the certainty [07189] of the words [0561] of truth [0571]; that thou mightest answer [07725] the words [0561] of truth [0571] to them that send [07971] unto thee?
1 My son [01121], keep [08104] my words [0561], and lay up [06845] my commandments [04687] with thee.
1 Hear [08085], ye children [01121], the instruction [04148] of a father [01], and attend [07181] to know [03045] understanding [0998].
21 My son [01121], let not them depart [03868] from thine eyes [05869]: keep [05341] sound wisdom [08454] and discretion [04209]:
1 My son [01121], forget [07911] not my law [08451]; but let thine heart [03820] keep [05341] my commandments [04687]:
3 And I said [0559] unto them, Let not the gates [08179] of Jerusalem [03389] be opened [06605] until the sun [08121] be hot [02527]; and while they stand by [05975], let them shut [01479] the doors [01817], and bar [0270] them: and appoint [05975] watches [04931] of the inhabitants [03427] of Jerusalem [03389], every one [0376] in his watch [04929], and every one [0376] to be over against his house [01004].
5 Wherefore should I fear [03372] in the days [03117] of evil [07451], when the iniquity [05771] of my heels [06120] shall compass [05437] me about?
13 So Gad [01410] came [0935] to David [01732], and told [05046] him, and said [0559] unto him, Shall seven [07651] years [08141] of famine [07458] come [0935] unto thee in thy land [0776]? or wilt thou flee [05127] three [07969] months [02320] before [06440] thine enemies [06862], while they pursue [07291] thee? or that there be three [07969] days [03117]' pestilence [01698] in thy land [0776]? now advise [03045], and see [07200] what answer [01697] I shall return [07725] to him that sent [07971] me.
13 As the cold [06793] of snow [07950] in the time [03117] of harvest [07105], so is a faithful [0539] messenger [06735] to them that send [07971] him: for he refresheth [07725] the soul [05315] of his masters[0113].
26 As vinegar [02558] to the teeth [08127], and as smoke [06227] to the eyes [05869], so is the sluggard [06102] to them that send [07971] him.
13 And the LORD [03068] answered [06030] the angel [04397] that talked [01696] with me with good [02896] words [01697] and comfortable [05150] words [01697].
6 God [0430] hath spoken [01696] in his holiness [06944]; I will rejoice [05937], I will divide [02505] Shechem [07927], and mete out [04058] the valley [06010] of Succoth [05523].
21 That I might make thee know [03045] the certainty [07189] of the words [0561] of truth [0571]; that thou mightest answer [07725] the words [0561] of truth [0571] to them that send [07971] unto thee?
31 Therefore shall they eat [0398] of the fruit [06529] of their own way [01870], and be filled [07646] with their own devices [04156].
13 Righteous [06664] lips [08193] are the delight [07522] of kings [04428]; and they love [0157] him that speaketh [01696] right [03477].
11 He that tilleth [05647] his land [0127] shall be satisfied [07646] with bread [03899]: but he that followeth [07291] vain [07386] persons is void [02638] of understanding [03820].
6 Hear [08085]; for I will speak [01696] of excellent things [05057]; and the opening [04669] of my lips [08193] shall be right things [04339].
8 If [1487] [3305] ye fulfil [5055] the royal [937] law [3551] according to [2596] the scripture [1124], Thou shalt love [25] thy [4675] neighbour [4139] as [5613] thyself [4572], ye do [4160] well [2573]:
6 Hear [08085]; for I will speak [01696] of excellent things [05057]; and the opening [04669] of my lips [08193] shall be right things [04339].
6 This is that Benaiah [01141], who was mighty [01368] among the thirty [07970], and above the thirty [07970]: and in his course [04256] was Ammizabad [05990] his son [01121].
13 And three [07969] [07970] of the thirty [07970] chief [07218] went down [03381], and came [0935] to David [01732] in the harvest time [07105] unto the cave [04631] of Adullam [05725]: and the troop [02416] of the Philistines [06430] pitched [02583] in the valley [06010] of Rephaim [07497].
8 These be the names [08034] of the mighty men [01368] whom David [01732] had: The Tachmonite [08461] that sat [03427] in the seat [07675] [03429], chief [07218] among the captains [07991]; the same was Adino [05722] the Eznite [06112]: he lift up his spear against eight [08083] hundred [03967], whom he slew [02491] at one [0259] time [06471].
11 And this is the number [04557] of the mighty men [01368] whom David [01732] had; Jashobeam [03434], an Hachmonite [02453], the chief [07218] of the captains [07991] [07970]: he lifted up [05782] his spear [02595] against three [07969] hundred [03967] slain [02491] by him at one [0259] time [06471].
8 These be the names [08034] of the mighty men [01368] whom David [01732] had: The Tachmonite [08461] that sat [03427] in the seat [07675] [03429], chief [07218] among the captains [07991]; the same was Adino [05722] the Eznite [06112]: he lift up his spear against eight [08083] hundred [03967], whom he slew [02491] at one [0259] time [06471].
4 Pharaoh's [06547] chariots [04818] and his host [02428] hath he cast [03384] into the sea [03220]: his chosen [04005] captains [07991] also are drowned [02883] in the Red [05488] sea [03220].
7 And he took [03947] six [08337] hundred [03967] chosen [0977] chariots [07393], and all the chariots [07393] of Egypt [04714], and captains [07991] over every one of them.
4 Pharaoh's [06547] chariots [04818] and his host [02428] hath he cast [03384] into the sea [03220]: his chosen [04005] captains [07991] also are drowned [02883] in the Red [05488] sea [03220].
6 Hear [08085]; for I will speak [01696] of excellent things [05057]; and the opening [04669] of my lips [08193] shall be right things [04339].
12 And if one [0259] prevail [08630] against him, two [08147] shall withstand [05975] him; and a threefold [08027] cord [02339] is not quickly [04120] broken [05423].
7 For he is our God [0430]; and we are the people [05971] of his pasture [04830], and the sheep [06629] of his hand [03027]. To day [03117] if ye will hear [08085] his voice [06963],
5 Speak [0559] unto all the people [05971] of the land [0776], and to the priests [03548], saying [0559], When ye fasted [06684] and mourned [05594] in the fifth [02549] and seventh [07637] month, even those seventy [07657] years [08141], did ye at all [06684] fast [06684] unto me, even to me?
19 And thou shalt speak [01696] unto him, saying [0559], Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068], Hast thou killed [07523], and also taken possession [03423]? And thou shalt speak [01696] unto him, saying [0559], Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068], In the place [04725] where dogs [03611] licked [03952] the blood [01818] of Naboth [05022] shall dogs [03611] lick [03952] thy blood [01818], even thine.
15 My son [01121], if thine heart [03820] be wise [02449], my heart [03820] shall rejoice [08055], even mine [0589].
22 A wise [02450] man scaleth [05927] the city [05892] of the mighty [01368], and casteth down [03381] the strength [05797] of the confidence [04009] thereof.
19 That thy trust [04009] may be in the LORD [03068], I have made known [03045] to thee this day [03117], even to thee.
27 Turn [05186] not to the right hand [03225] nor to the left [08040]: remove [05493] thy foot [07272] from evil [07451].
2 That thou mayest regard [08104] discretion [04209], and that thy lips [08193] may keep [05341] knowledge [01847].
27 The spirit [05397] of man [0120] is the candle [05216] of the LORD [03068], searching [02664] all the inward parts [02315] of the belly [0990].
1 A Song [07892] of degrees [04609] of David [01732]. Behold, how good [02896] and how pleasant [05273] it is for brethren [0251] to dwell [03427] together [03162] in unity [03162]!
1 Praise [01984] ye the LORD [03050]: for it is good [02896] to sing praises [02167] unto our God [0430]; for it is pleasant [05273]; and praise [08416] is comely [05000].
3 Praise [01984] the LORD [03050]; for the LORD [03068] is good [02896]: sing praises [02167] unto his name [08034]; for it is pleasant [05273].
4 And by knowledge [01847] shall the chambers [02315] be filled [04390] with all precious [03368] and pleasant [05273] riches [01952].
8 The morsel [06595] which thou hast eaten [0398] shalt thou vomit up [06958], and lose [07843] thy sweet [05273] words [01697].
32 Then I saw [02372], and considered it well [07896] [03820]: I looked [07200] upon it, and received [03947] instruction [04148].
1 My son [01121], attend [07181] unto my wisdom [02451], and bow [05186] thine ear [0241] to my understanding [08394]:
20 My son [01121], attend [07181] to my words [01697]; incline [05186] thine ear [0241] unto my sayings [0561].
16 He that oppresseth [06231] the poor [01800] to increase [07235] his riches, and he that giveth [05414] to the rich [06223], shall surely come to want [04270].
1 The proverbs [04912] of Solomon [08010]. A wise [02450] son [01121] maketh a glad [08055] father [01]: but a foolish [03684] son [01121] is the heaviness [08424] of his mother [0517].
17 Bow down [05186] thine ear [0241], and hear [08085] the words [01697] of the wise [02450], and apply [07896] thine heart [03820] unto my knowledge [01847].
18 For it is a pleasant thing [05273] if thou keep [08104] them within [0990] thee; they shall withal [03162] be fitted [03559] in thy lips [08193].
19 That thy trust [04009] may be in the LORD [03068], I have made known [03045] to thee this day [03117], even to thee.
20 Have not I written [03789] to thee [08032] excellent things [07991] in counsels [04156] and knowledge [01847],
21 That I might make thee know [03045] the certainty [07189] of the words [0561] of truth [0571]; that thou mightest answer [07725] the words [0561] of truth [0571] to them that send [07971] unto thee?
6 Train up [02596] a child [05288] in the way [01870] he should go [06310]: and when he is old [02204], he will not depart [05493] from it.
21 That I might make thee know [03045] the certainty [07189] of the words [0561] of truth [0571]; that thou mightest answer [07725] the words [0561] of truth [0571] to them that send [07971] unto thee?