Proverbs 22:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 23:12 : 12 Give your heart to teaching, and your ears to the words of knowledge.
  • Eccl 7:25 : 25 I gave my mind to knowledge and to searching for wisdom and the reason of things, and to the discovery that sin is foolish, and that to be foolish is to be without one's senses.
  • Eccl 8:9 : 9 All this have I seen, and have given my heart to all the work which is done under the sun: there is a time when man has power over man for his destruction.
  • Eccl 8:16 : 16 When I gave my mind to the knowledge of wisdom and to seeing the business which is done on the earth (and there are those whose eyes see not sleep by day or by night),
  • Isa 55:3 : 3 Give ear, and come to me, take note with care, so that your souls may have life: and I will make an eternal agreement with you, even the certain mercies of David.
  • Matt 17:5 : 5 While he was still talking, a bright cloud came over them: and a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased; give ear to him.
  • Ps 90:12 : 12 So give us knowledge of the number of our days, that we may get a heart of wisdom.
  • Prov 1:3 : 3 To be trained in the ways of wisdom, in righteousness and judging truly and straight behaviour:
  • Prov 2:2-5 : 2 So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge; 3 Truly, if you are crying out for good sense, and your request is for knowledge; 4 If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth; 5 Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.
  • Prov 3:1 : 1 My son, keep my teaching in your memory, and my rules in your heart:
  • Prov 4:4-8 : 4 And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life: 5 Get wisdom, get true knowledge; keep it in memory, do not be turned away from the words of my mouth. 6 Do not give her up, and she will keep you; give her your love, and she will make you safe. 7 The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge. 8 Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love.
  • Prov 5:1-2 : 1 My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching: 2 So that you may be ruled by a wise purpose, and your lips may keep knowledge.
  • Prov 8:33-34 : 33 Take my teaching and be wise; do not let it go. 34 Happy is the man who gives ear to me, watching at my doors day by day, keeping his place by the pillars of my house.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 23:12
    86%

    12 Give your heart to teaching, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 2:1-3
    3 verses
    85%

    1 My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind;

    2 So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge;

    3 Truly, if you are crying out for good sense, and your request is for knowledge;

  • Prov 5:1-2
    2 verses
    83%

    1 My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:

    2 So that you may be ruled by a wise purpose, and your lips may keep knowledge.

  • Prov 18:15
    82%

    15 The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.

  • Prov 4:20
    79%

    20 My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings.

  • Job 34:2-3
    2 verses
    79%

    2 Give ear, you wise, to my words; and you who have knowledge, give attention to me;

    3 For words are tested by the ear, as food is tasted by the mouth.

  • Prov 23:19
    77%

    19 Give ear, my son, and be wise, guiding your heart in the right way.

  • Prov 1:5-6
    2 verses
    77%

    5 (The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)

    6 To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.

  • Job 22:22
    76%

    22 Be pleased to take teaching from his mouth, and let his words be stored up in your heart.

  • Prov 15:31
    76%

    31 The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise.

  • Job 34:16
    76%

    16 If you are wise, take note of this; give ear to the voice of my words.

  • Prov 8:33
    75%

    33 Take my teaching and be wise; do not let it go.

  • Prov 19:20
    75%

    20 Let your ear be open to suggestion and take teaching, so that at the end you may be wise.

  • Prov 22:18
    75%

    18 For it is a delight to keep them in your heart, to have them ready on your lips.

  • Prov 16:23
    74%

    23 The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.

  • Job 13:17
    74%

    17 Give ear with care to my words, and keep what I say in your minds.

  • Ps 78:1
    74%

    1 <Maschil. Of Asaph.> Give ear, O my people, to my law; let your ears be bent down to the words of my mouth.

  • Prov 22:16
    74%

    16 He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

  • Prov 2:10
    74%

    10 For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul;

  • Prov 4:10
    74%

    10 Give ear, O my son, and let your heart be open to my sayings; and long life will be yours.

  • Prov 7:24
    74%

    24 So now, my sons, give ear to me; give attention to the sayings of my mouth;

  • Isa 28:23
    73%

    23 Let your ears be open to my voice; give attention to what I say.

  • Prov 19:27
    73%

    27 A son who no longer gives attention to teaching is turned away from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 15:7
    73%

    7 The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.

  • Job 33:33
    73%

    33 If not, give attention to me, and keep quiet, and I will give you wisdom.

  • Prov 8:10
    73%

    10 Take my teaching, and not silver; get knowledge in place of the best gold.

  • Prov 8:5
    73%

    5 Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.

  • Prov 4:1
    73%

    1 Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:

  • Prov 21:13
    72%

    13 He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.

  • Prov 23:9
    72%

    9 Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 10:14
    72%

    14 Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

  • Prov 1:2
    72%

    2 To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason:

  • Eccl 7:25
    72%

    25 I gave my mind to knowledge and to searching for wisdom and the reason of things, and to the discovery that sin is foolish, and that to be foolish is to be without one's senses.

  • Prov 12:23
    72%

    23 A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.

  • Prov 1:23
    72%

    23 Be turned again by my sharp words: see, I will send the flow of my spirit on you, and make my words clear to you.

  • Ps 49:3
    72%

    3 From my mouth will come words of wisdom; and in the thoughts of my heart will be knowledge.

  • Prov 15:14
    72%

    14 The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.

  • Prov 10:8
    72%

    8 The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.

  • Prov 4:5
    72%

    5 Get wisdom, get true knowledge; keep it in memory, do not be turned away from the words of my mouth.

  • Job 34:34
    71%

    34 Men of knowledge, and all wise men, hearing me, will say,

  • Eccl 9:17
    71%

    17 The words of the wise which come quietly to the ear are noted more than the cry of a ruler among the foolish.

  • Prov 28:9
    71%

    9 As for the man whose ear is turned away from hearing the law, even his prayer is disgusting.

  • Prov 25:12
    71%

    12 Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.

  • Prov 23:26
    71%

    26 My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes take delight in my ways.