Proverbs 22:17
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise —
What it says
Bow your ear and listen to the words of the wise; apply your heart to my knowledge.
What it is doing
This verse opens the new collection with a summons to teachable attention.
In context
17Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise — 18for it is pleasing when you keep them within you 19So that your trust may be in the LORD, 20Have I not written for you thirty sayings 21to show you true and reliable words,