Proverbs

Proverbs 22:17–18

¹⁷Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise —

apply your mind to my knowledge —

¹⁸for it is pleasing when you keep them within you

and they are constantly on your lips.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Incline	הַ֥ט	haṭ	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
your ear	אָזְנְךָ֗	’ā·zə·nə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H241 ear
and hear	וּ֭שְׁמַע	ū·šə·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8085 hear
the words	דִּבְרֵ֣י	diḇ·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
of the wise	חֲכָמִ֑ים	ḥă·ḵā·mîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2450 wise
apply	תָּשִׁ֥ית	tā·šîṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7896 put, set
your mind	וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗	wə·lib·bə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
to my knowledge	לְדַעְתִּֽי׃	lə·ḏa‘·tî	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H1847 knowledge

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it is pleasing	נָ֭עִים	nā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine singular	H5273 pleasant, delightful
when	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you keep them	תִשְׁמְרֵ֣ם	ṯiš·mə·rêm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
within you	בְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָ	bə·ḇiṭ·ne·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H990 belly, body, womb
and they are constantly	יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו	yaḥ·dāw	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your lips	שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃	śə·p̄ā·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular	H8193 lip, speech, edge

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 22:17 Proverbs 23:12 · Psalm 90:12 · Proverbs 2:2–5 · Proverbs 3:1 · Ecclesiastes 7:25 · Matthew 17:5 · Proverbs 1:3

Proverbs 22:18 Jeremiah 15:16 · Proverbs 2:10 · Proverbs 8:6 · Psalm 119:103 · John 7:38 · Proverbs 15:7 · Proverbs 10:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.