Proverbs 22:17

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Bowe downe thyne eare, and heare the wordes of the wise: applie thy mind vnto my doctrine:

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 23:12 : 12 Applye thyne heart vnto correction, and thyne eare to the wordes of knowledge.
  • Eccl 7:25 : 25 I applied my minde also vnto knowledge, and to seeke and searche out science, wysdome, and vnderstanding, to knowe the foolishnesse of the vngodly, and the errour of doting fooles.
  • Eccl 8:9 : 9 All these thinges haue I considered, and applied my mynde vnto euery worke that is vnder the sunne, howe one man hath lordship vpon another to his owne harme.
  • Eccl 8:16 : 16 And so I applied my minde to learne wysdome, and to knowe the trauayle that is in the worlde, and that of suche a fashion, that I suffred not mine eyes to sleepe neither day nor night.
  • Isa 55:3 : 3 Encline your eares and come vnto me, take heede I say and your soule shall lyue: For I wyll make an euerlastyng couenaunt with you, euen the sure mercies of Dauid.
  • Matt 17:5 : 5 Whyle he yet spake, beholde, a bryght cloude shadowed them: And beholde, there came a voyce out of the cloude, which sayde, this is my beloued sonne in whom I am well pleased, heare hym.
  • Ps 90:12 : 12 Make vs to knowe so our dayes, that we number them: and we wyll frame a heart vnto wisdome.
  • Prov 1:3 : 3 To receaue the instruction of wisdome, iustice, iudgement, and equitie:
  • Prov 2:2-5 : 2 That thou wylt encline thine eares vnto wisdome: applye thine heart then to vnderstandyng. 3 For if thou cryest after wisdome, and cryest for knowledge: 4 If thou seekest for her as for siluer, and searchest for her as for treasures: 5 Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lorde, and finde the knowledge of God.
  • Prov 3:1 : 1 My sonne, forget not thou my lawe, but see that thine heart kepe my commaundementes:
  • Prov 4:4-8 : 4 He taught me also and sayde vnto me, let thyne heart receaue my wordes, kepe my commaundementes and thou shalt liue. 5 Get thee wysdome, and get thee vnderstanding: forget not the wordes of my mouth, and shrinke not from them. 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserue thee, loue her, and she shall kepe thee. 7 The chiefe poynt of wysdome, is to possesse wysdome: and before all thy goodes to get thee vnderstanding. 8 Make much of her, and she shall promote thee, yea if thou embrace her, she shall bryng thee vnto honour:
  • Prov 5:1-2 : 1 My sonne geue heede vnto my wisdome, and bowe thyne eare vnto my prudence: 2 That thou mayest regarde good counsell, and that thy lippes may kepe knowledge.
  • Prov 8:33-34 : 33 O geue eare vnto nurture, be wyse, and refuse it not: 34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching dayly at my gates, and geuing attendaunce at the postes of my doores.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 23:12
    86%

    12 Applye thyne heart vnto correction, and thyne eare to the wordes of knowledge.

  • Prov 2:1-3
    3 verses
    85%

    1 My sonne, if thou wylt receaue my wordes, and lay vp my commaundementes within thee,

    2 That thou wylt encline thine eares vnto wisdome: applye thine heart then to vnderstandyng.

    3 For if thou cryest after wisdome, and cryest for knowledge:

  • Prov 5:1-2
    2 verses
    83%

    1 My sonne geue heede vnto my wisdome, and bowe thyne eare vnto my prudence:

    2 That thou mayest regarde good counsell, and that thy lippes may kepe knowledge.

  • Prov 18:15
    82%

    15 A wise heart possesseth knowledge, & a prudent eare seeketh vnderstanding.

  • Prov 4:20
    79%

    20 My sonne marke my wordes, and encline thyne eare vnto my sayinges:

  • Job 34:2-3
    2 verses
    79%

    2 Heare my wordes O ye wise men, hearken vnto me ye that haue vnderstanding:

    3 For the eare discerneth wordes, and the mouth tasteth the meates.

  • Prov 23:19
    77%

    19 My sonne geue eare and be wyse, and set straight thyne heart in the way of the Lorde.

  • Prov 1:5-6
    2 verses
    77%

    5 The wise man wyll geue eare, and wyll come by more wisdome, and he that is endued with vnderstanding shal attayne vnto wise counsayles.

    6 To vnderstande a parable, and the interpretation therof, the wordes of the wise, and their darke speaches.

  • Job 22:22
    76%

    22 Receaue I pray thee the lawe at his mouth, and lay vp his wordes in thyne heart.

  • Prov 15:31
    76%

    31 The eare that hearkeneth to the refourmation of lyfe, shall dwell among the wyse.

  • Job 34:16
    76%

    16 If thou nowe haue vnderstanding, heare what I say, and hearken to the voyce of my wordes:

  • Prov 8:33
    75%

    33 O geue eare vnto nurture, be wyse, and refuse it not:

  • Prov 19:20
    75%

    20 O geue eare vnto good counsayle, and be content to be refourmed, that thou mayest be wyse in the latter dayes.

  • Prov 22:18
    75%

    18 For it is a pleasaunt thing if thou kepe them in thyne heart, and order them in thy lippes:

  • Prov 16:23
    74%

    23 A wyse heart ordereth his mouth wisely, and ministreth learnyng vnto his lippes.

  • Job 13:17
    74%

    17 Heare diligently my wordes, and ponder my sayinges with your eares.

  • Ps 78:1
    74%

    1 A wise instruction of Asaph. Heare my lawe O my people: enclyne your eares vnto the wordes of my mouth.

  • Prov 22:16
    74%

    16 Who so doth a poore man wrong, to increase his owne riches and geueth vnto the ryche, at the last commeth to pouertie hym selfe.

  • Prov 2:10
    74%

    10 When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and thy soule deliteth in knowledge:

  • Prov 4:10
    74%

    10 Heare my sonne, and receaue my wordes, and the yeres of thy life shalbe many.

  • Prov 7:24
    74%

    24 Heare me now therfore O my chylde, and marke the wordes of my mouth:

  • Isa 28:23
    73%

    23 Heare ye then, and hearken vnto my voyce, consider and ponder my speache.

  • Prov 19:27
    73%

    27 My sonne heare no more the doctrine that leadeth thee vnto errours from the wordes of vnderstanding.

  • Prov 15:7
    73%

    7 The lippes of the wise do sowe knowledge: but the heart of the foolishe do not so.

  • Job 33:33
    73%

    33 If thou hast nothing, then heare me, and hold thy tongue, and I shall teache thee wysdome.

  • Prov 8:10
    73%

    10 Receaue my doctrine and not siluer, and knowledge rather then fine golde:

  • Prov 8:5
    73%

    5 Take heede vnto knowledge O ye ignoraunt, be ye wise in heart O ye fooles.

  • Prov 4:1
    73%

    1 Heare O ye chyldren a fatherly instruction, & take good heede, that ye may learne vnderstanding.

  • Prov 21:13
    72%

    13 Who so stoppeth his eares at the crying of the poore, he shall crye hym selfe and not be hearde.

  • Prov 23:9
    72%

    9 Tell nothing into the eares of a foole: for he wyll despise the wysdome of thy wordes.

  • Prov 10:14
    72%

    14 Wyse men lay vp knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is nye destruction.

  • Prov 1:2
    72%

    2 To learne wisdome and instruction, & to perceaue the wordes of vnderstandyng,

  • Eccl 7:25
    72%

    25 I applied my minde also vnto knowledge, and to seeke and searche out science, wysdome, and vnderstanding, to knowe the foolishnesse of the vngodly, and the errour of doting fooles.

  • Prov 12:23
    72%

    23 A discrete man doth hyde knowledge: but the heart of fooles blabbeth out foolishnesse.

  • Prov 1:23
    72%

    23 O turne you at my correction: lo I wyll expresse my mynde vnto you, and make you vnderstande my wordes.

  • Ps 49:3
    72%

    3 My mouth shall vtter wisdome: the cogitations of myne heart wyll bryng foorth knowledge.

  • Prov 15:14
    72%

    14 The heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng doth seke knowledge: but the mouth of fooles is fed with foolishnesse.

  • Prov 10:8
    72%

    8 A wyse man wyll receaue warning: but a prating foole shalbe punished.

  • Prov 4:5
    72%

    5 Get thee wysdome, and get thee vnderstanding: forget not the wordes of my mouth, and shrinke not from them.

  • Job 34:34
    71%

    34 Let men of vnderstanding tell me, and let a wyse man hearken vnto me.

  • Eccl 9:17
    71%

    17 A wyse mans counsayle that is folowed in scilence, is farre aboue the crying of a captaine among fooles.

  • Prov 28:9
    71%

    9 He that turneth away his eare from hearing the lawe, his prayer shalbe abhominable.

  • Prov 25:12
    71%

    12 Who so reproueth a wyse man that hath an obedient eare, is as a golden earring, and an ornament of fine golde.

  • Prov 23:26
    71%

    26 My sonne geue me thyne heart, and let thyne eyes haue pleasure in my wayes: