Proverbs 22:17

Coverdale Bible (1535)

My sonne, bowe downe thine eare, and herken vnto the wordes of wy?dome, applye yi mynde vnto my doctryne:

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  • Prov 23:12 : 12 Applie thine herte vnto lernynge, and thine eare to the wordes of knowlege.
  • Eccl 7:25 : 25 I applied my mynde also vnto knowlege, and to seke out sciece, wisdome and vnderstondinge: to knowe the foolishnesse of the vngodly, and the erroure of dotinge fooles.
  • Eccl 8:9 : 9 All these thinges haue I considered, and applied my mynde vnto euery worke that is vnder the Sonne: how one man hath lordshipe vpon another to his owne harme.
  • Eccl 8:16 : 16 When I applied my mynde to lerne wy?dome, and to knowe the trauayle that is in the worlde (and that of soch a fashion, yt I suffred not myne eyes to slepe nether daye ner night)
  • Isa 55:3 : 3 Enclyne youre eares, & come vnto me, take hede & youre soule shal lyue. For I will make an euerlastinge couenaunt with you, eue the sure mercies of Dauid.
  • Matt 17:5 : 5 Whyle he yet spake, beholde, a bright cloude ouershadowed them: and lo, there came a voyce out of the cloude, saienge: This is my deare sonne, in whom I delyte, heare him.
  • Ps 90:12 : 12 O teach vs to nombre oure dayes, that we maye applie oure hertes vnto wy?dome.
  • Prov 1:3 : 3 rightuousnesse, iudgment and equite.
  • Prov 2:2-5 : 2 that thine eare maye herken vnto wysdome, applie thine herte then to vnderstodinge. 3 For yf thou criest after wy?dome, & callest for knowlege: 4 yf thou sekest after her as after money, and dyggest for her as for treasure: 5 The shalt thou vnderstonde ye feare of the LORDE, and fynde ye knowlege of God.
  • Prov 3:1 : 1 My sonne, forget not my lawe, but se yt thine hert kepe my comaundemetes.
  • Prov 4:4-8 : 4 he taught me also, sayenge: let thine herte receaue my wordes, kepe my commaundementes, and thou shalt lyue. 5 Get the wy?dome, get the vnderstondinge, forget not ye wordes of my mouth, & shreke not from them. 6 Forsake her not, and she shal preserue the: loue her, and she shal kepe the. 7 The chefe poynte of wy?dome is, that thou be wyllynge to opteyne wy?dome, and before all thy goodes to get the vnderstondynge. 8 Make moch of her, and she shal promote the: Yee yf thou embracest her, she shal brynge the vnto honoure.
  • Prov 5:1-2 : 1 My sonne, geue hede vnto my wysdome, & bowe thine eare vnto my prudece: 2 yt thou mayest regarde good councell, and that thy lippes maye kepe nurtoure.
  • Prov 8:33-34 : 33 O geue eare vnto nurtoure, be wyse, and refuse it not. 34 Blessed is ye man that heareth me, watchinge daylie at my gates, & geuynge attendaunce at the postes of my dores.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 12 Applie thine herte vnto lernynge, and thine eare to the wordes of knowlege.

  • Prov 2:1-3
    3 verses
    85%

    1 My sonne, yf thou wilt receaue my wordes, and kepe my comaundemetes by the,

    2 that thine eare maye herken vnto wysdome, applie thine herte then to vnderstodinge.

    3 For yf thou criest after wy?dome, & callest for knowlege:

  • Prov 5:1-2
    2 verses
    83%

    1 My sonne, geue hede vnto my wysdome, & bowe thine eare vnto my prudece:

    2 yt thou mayest regarde good councell, and that thy lippes maye kepe nurtoure.

  • 15 A wyse herte laboureth for knowlege, and a prudent eare seketh vnderstondinge.

  • 20 My sonne, marcke my wordes, and enclyne thine eare vnto my saynges.

  • Job 34:2-3
    2 verses
    79%

    2 Heare my wordes (O ye wyse men) herken vnto me, ye yt haue vnderstondinge.

    3 For like as the mouth tasteth the meates, so the eare proueth & discerneth the wordes.

  • 19 My sonne, ue eare & be wyse, so shal thine hert prospere in the waye.

  • Prov 1:5-6
    2 verses
    77%

    5 By hearinge, the wyse ma shal come by more wysdome: and by experience,

    6 he shal be more apte to vnderstonde a parable, and the interpretacion therof: the wordes of the wyse, and the darcke speaches of the same.

  • 22 Receaue the lawe at his mouth, & laye vp his wordes in thine herte.

  • 31 The eare yt harkeneth vnto wholsome warnynge, and enclyneth therto, shall dwell amonge ye wyse.

  • 16 Yf thou now haue vnderstodinge, heare what I saye and herken to the voyce of my wordes.

  • 33 O geue eare vnto nurtoure, be wyse, and refuse it not.

  • 20 O geue eare vnto good councell, & be content to be refourmed, that thou mayest bewyse here after.

  • 18 for it is a pleasaunt thinge yf thou kepe it in thine herte, and practise it in thy mouth:

  • 23 The herte of the wyse enfourmeth his mouth, and amendeth ye doctryne in his lyppes.

  • 17 Heare my wordes, and pondre my sayenges with youre eares.

  • 1 Heare my lawe (o my people) encline yor eares vnto ye wordes of my mouth.

  • 16 Who so doth a poore man wronge to increase his owne riches, geueth (comoly) vnto the rich, and at the last commeth to pouerte himself.

  • 10 Yf wy?dome entre in to thine herte, and yi soule delyte in knowlege:

  • 10 Heare my sonne, and receaue my wordes, that the yeares of thy life maye be many.

  • 24 Heare me now therfore (o my sonne) and marcke the wordes of my mouth.

  • 23 Take hede, and heare my voyce, pondre and merck my wordes wel.

  • 27 My sonne, heare nomore the doctrine yt leadeth the awaye from the wordes of vnderstondinge.

  • 7 A wyse mouth poureth out knowlege, but ye herte of the foolish doth not so.

  • 33 Yf thou hast nothinge, then heare me, and holde thy tonge, so shal I teach the wy?dome.

  • 10 Receaue my doctryne therfore and not syluer, & knowlege more then fyne golde.

  • 5 Take hede vnto knowlege o ye ignoraut, be wyse in herte o ye fooles.

  • 1 Heare (O ye children) the fatherly exortacio, & take good hede, that ye maye lerne wy?dome.

  • 13 Who so stoppeth his eare at the criege of the poore, he shal crie himself and not be herde.

  • 9 Tel nothinge in to ye eares of a foole, for he wyl despyse the wy?dome of thy wordes.

  • 14 Wyse me laye vp knowlege, but ye mouth of ye foolish is nye destruccio.

  • 2 to lerne wy?dome nurtoure, vnderstondinge, prudence,

  • 25 I applied my mynde also vnto knowlege, and to seke out sciece, wisdome and vnderstondinge: to knowe the foolishnesse of the vngodly, and the erroure of dotinge fooles.

  • 23 He that hath vnderstodinge, can hyde his wysdome: but an vndiscrete herte telleth out his foolishnesse.

  • 23 O turne you vnto my correccion: lo, I wil expresse my mynde vnto you, and make you vnderstode my wordes.

  • 3 My mouth shal speake of wy?dome, and my hert shal muse of vnderstondinge.

  • 14 A wyse herte wil seke after knowlege, but ye mouth of fooles medleth with foolishnesse.

  • 8 A wyse man wil receaue warnynge, but a foole wil sooner be smytten in the face.

  • 5 Get the wy?dome, get the vnderstondinge, forget not ye wordes of my mouth, & shreke not from them.

  • 34 For els the men of vnderstodinge & wisdome that haue herde me, might saye: What cast thou speake?

  • 17 A wise mans councell that is folowed in sylence, is farre aboue the crienge of a captaine amoge fooles.

  • 9 He that turneth awaye his eare from hearinge ye lawe, his prayer shalbe abhorred.

  • 12 The correccion of the wyse is to an obedient eare, a golden cheyne and a Iewel of golde.

  • 26 My sonne, geue me thyne herte, and let thine eyes haue pleasure in my wayes.