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Proverbs 22:17

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

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הַ֥טhatspreadנָטָהverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “spread”, a commandH5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application[phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, o…אָזְנְךָ֗azenekhaearאֹזֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “ear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH241broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)[phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show.וּ֭שְׁמַעushemaand hearשָׁמַעconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and hear”, a commandH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…דִּבְרֵ֣יdivrecauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…חֲכָמִ֑יםchakhamimwise , manחָכָםadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “wise , man”, the ordinary formH2450wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗velibkhaand comfortablyלֵבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…תָּשִׁ֥יתtashitapplyשִׁיתverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “apply”, an unfinished actionH7896to place (in a very wide application)apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, [idiom] look, make, mark, put (on), [phrase] regard, set, shew, be stayed, [idiom] take.לְדַעְתִּֽיledatito cunningדַּעַתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to cunning”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1847knowledgecunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge.

Young’s Literal Translation

Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,

World English Bible

Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.

Darby Translation

Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.

Douay-Rheims

Incline thy ear, and hear the words of the wise: and apply thy heart to my doctrine:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Incline thine ear to the words of wise men: hear also my word, and apply thine heart,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Λόγοις σοφῶν παράβαλλε σὸν οὖς, καὶ ἄκουε ἐμὸν λόγον, τὴν δὲ σὴν καρδίαν ἐπίστησον, ἵνα γνῷς ὅτι καλοί εἰσι·

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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