Verse 17

Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise; apply your heart to my knowledge.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 23:12 : 12 Apply your heart to discipline, and your ears to the words of knowledge.
  • Eccl 7:25 : 25 I turned my mind to understand, to investigate, and to search out wisdom and the meaning of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the madness of folly.
  • Eccl 8:9 : 9 I observed all this as I considered all the work done under the sun: a time when one man has power over another to hurt them.
  • Eccl 8:16 : 16 When I applied my heart to know wisdom and to observe the work that is done on earth, even though people do not see sleep with their eyes day or night,
  • Isa 55:3 : 3 Incline your ear and come to me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David.
  • Matt 17:5 : 5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!'
  • Ps 90:12 : 12 Teach us to number our days carefully, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
  • Prov 1:3 : 3 To receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity,
  • Prov 2:2-5 : 2 making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding, 3 if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, 4 if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, 5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.
  • Prov 3:1 : 1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments.
  • Prov 4:4-8 : 4 he taught me and said to me, 'Let your heart hold onto my words; keep my commands, and you will live.' 5 Acquire wisdom; acquire understanding. Do not forget or turn away from the words of my mouth. 6 Do not abandon her, and she will guard you; love her, and she will protect you. 7 Wisdom is supreme—acquire wisdom. Though it costs you all you have, gain understanding. 8 Prize her, and she will exalt you; she will honor you when you embrace her.
  • Prov 5:1-2 : 1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen carefully to my understanding. 2 So you may preserve discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge.
  • Prov 8:33-34 : 33 Listen to instruction and be wise; do not neglect it. 34 Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the doorposts of my entrances.