Proverbs

Proverbs 22:17

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

apply your mind to my knowledge —

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

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

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.