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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 22:17 - Wise
Proverbs 22:17 - Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bow down | H5186 | נָטָה |
[Verb] to stretch or spread out; by implication to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of applications |
| thine ear | H241 | אֹזֶן |
[Noun Feminine] {broadness} that {is} (concretely) the ear (from its form in man) |
| and hear | H8085 | שָׁמַע |
[Verb] to hear intelligently (often with implication of {attention} {obedience} etc.; causatively to {tell} etc.) |
| the words | H1697 | דָּבָר |
[Noun Masculine] a word; by implication a matter (as spoken of) of thing; adverbially a cause |
| of the wise | H2450 | חָכָם |
[Adjective] {wise} (that {is} {intelligent} skilful or artful) |
| and apply | H7896 | שִׁית |
[Verb] to place (in a very wide application) |
| thine heart | H3820 | לֵב |
[Noun Masculine] the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the {feelings} the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything |
| unto my knowledge | H1847 | דַּעַת |
[Noun] knowledge |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.