PRO 22:17 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Λόγοις σοφῶν παράβαλλε σὸν οὖς, καὶ ἄκουε ἐμὸν λόγον, τὴν δὲ σὴν καρδίαν ἐπίστησον, ἵνα γνῷς ὅτι καλοί εἰσι·
(Logois sofōn paraballe son ous, kai akoue emon logon, taʸn de saʸn kardian epistaʸson, hina gnōis hoti kaloi eisi; )

BrTr Incline thine ear to the words of wise men: hear also my word, and apply thine heart,

ULT Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise ones,
⇔ and you must set your heart to my knowledge!

UST Listen carefully to what wise people have said;
⇔ consider carefully what I am teaching you!

BSB ⇔ Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise—
⇔ apply your mind to my knowledge—

OEB Incline your ear and hear my words,
⇔ and set your heart to know their beauty.

WEBBE ⇔ Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise.
⇔ Apply your heart to my teaching.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise,
⇔ and apply your heart to my instruction.

LSV Incline your ear, and hear words of the wise,
And set your heart to my knowledge,

FBV Pay attention and listen to the words of the wise, and think carefully about my teachings—

T4T ⇔ Now listen [MTY] to what wise people have said;
⇔ think carefully about what I am teaching you.

LEB • you shall apply your heart[fn] to my teaching.

22:? Or “mind”

BBE Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

JPS Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.

ASV ⇔ Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise,
⇔ And apply thy heart unto my knowledge.

DRA Incline thy ear, and hear the words of the wise: and apply thy heart to my doctrine:

YLT Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,

Drby Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.

RV Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

Wbstr Bow down thy ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart to my knowledge.

KJB-1769 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
(Bow down thine/your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine/your heart unto my knowledge. )

KJB-1611 Bow downe thine eare, and heare the words of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge.
(Bow down thine/your eare, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine/your heart unto my knowledge.)

Bshps Bowe downe thyne eare, and heare the wordes of the wise: applie thy mind vnto my doctrine:
(Bowe down thine/your eare, and hear the words of the wise: applie thy/your mind unto my doctrine:)

Gnva Incline thine eare, and heare the wordes of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge.
(Incline thine/your eare, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine/your heart unto my knowledge. )

Cvdl My sonne, bowe downe thine eare, and herken vnto the wordes of wy?dome, applye yi mynde vnto my doctryne:
(My son, bow down thine/your eare, and herken unto the words of wy?dome, applye yi mind unto my doctrine:)

Wyc My sone, bowe doun thin eere, and here thou the wordis of wise men; but sette thou the herte to my techyng.
(My son, bow down thin eere, and here thou/you the words of wise men; but set thou/you the heart to my teaching.)

Luth Neige deine Ohren und höre die Worte der Weisen und nimm zu Herzen meine Lehre.
(Neige your ears and listen the words the/of_the Weisen and nimm to hearts my Lehre.)

ClVg [Inclina aurem tuam, et audi verba sapientium: appone autem cor ad doctrinam meam,
([Inclina aurem your, and listen words sapientium: appone however heart to doctrinam mine, )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הַ֥ט אָזְנְ⁠ךָ֗ וּ֭⁠שְׁמַע

incline ear,your and,hear

This phrase means “listen carefully.” See how you translated the same use of the shorter phrase Incline your ear in 4:20.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

דִּבְרֵ֣י חֲכָמִ֑ים

words wise

See how you translated this phrase in 1:6.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ֝⁠לִבְּ⁠ךָ֗ תָּשִׁ֥ית לְ⁠דַעְתִּֽ⁠י

and,mind,your apply to,knowledge,my

Here, set your heart to is an idiom that means “think carefully about.” The word heart here refers to a person’s mind, as in 2:2. If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use an idiom from your language that does have this meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and you must think carefully about my knowledge”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

לְ⁠דַעְתִּֽ⁠י

to,knowledge,my

Here, knowledge refers to the knowledge that Solomon wants his readers to know. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “to what I want you to know”

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