Proverbs 22:17-19

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

Sayings of the Wise

¹⁷ The words of the wise:

Incline your ear and hear my words,^[a]
    and apply your mind to my teaching;
¹⁸for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you,
    if all of them are ready on your lips.
¹⁹So that your trust may be in the Lord,
    I have made them known to you today—yes, to you.

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Proverbs 22:17 Cn Compare Gk: Heb Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise

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