Proverbs 22:17
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NIV © biblegateway Pro 22:17 |
Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach, |
NASB © biblegateway Pro 22:17 |
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge; |
NLT © biblegateway Pro 22:17 |
Listen to the words of the wise; apply your heart to my instruction. |
MSG © biblegateway Pro 22:17 |
Listen carefully to my wisdom; take to heart what I can teach you. You'll treasure its sweetness deep within; |
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 22:17 |
Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge. |
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 22:17 |
The words of the wise: Incline your ear and hear my words, and apply your mind to my teaching; |
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 22:17 |
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your heart to my knowledge; |
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1 sn A new collection of sayings begins here, forming the fourth section of the book of Proverbs. This collection is not like that of 1:1–9:18; here the introductory material is more personal than 1:1-7, and the style differs, showing great similarity to the Instruction of Amenemope in Egypt (especially the thirty precepts of the sages in 22:17–24:22). Verses 17-21 form the introduction, and then the sayings begin in v. 22. After the thirty sayings are given, there are further sayings in 24:23-34. There is much literature on this material: see W. K. Simpson, ed., Literature of Ancient Egypt; ANET 412-425; and A. Cody, “Notes on Proverbs 22:21 and 22:23b,” Bib 61 (1980): 418-26. 2 sn To “incline the ear” means to “listen carefully” (cf. NCV); the expression is metonymical in that the ear is the instrument for hearing. It is like telling someone to lean over to hear better. 3 tn Heb “knowledge” (so KJV, NASB); in this context it refers to the knowledge that is spoken by the wise, hence “instruction.” |