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Proverbs 22:17 Interlinear

“Bow down thine ear and hear the words of the wise thine heart and apply unto my knowledge”

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Proverbs 22 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	הַ֥ט	H5186	Bow down	to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
2	אָזְנְךָ֗	H241	thine ear	broadness. i.e., (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
3	וּ֭שְׁמַע	H8085	and hear	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
4	דִּבְרֵ֣י	H1697	the words	a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
5	חֲכָמִ֑ים	H2450	of the wise	wise, (i.e., intelligent, skilful or artful)
6	וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗	H3820	thine heart	the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
7	תָּשִׁ֥ית	H7896	and apply	to place (in a very wide application)
8	לְדַעְתִּֽי׃	H1847	unto my knowledge	knowledge

Proverbs 22:17 (current)Bow down thine ear and hear the words of the wise thine heart and apply unto my knowledge