Proverbs 22:17 - Exposition

Incline thine ear (comp. Proverbs 4:20 ; Proverbs 5:1 ). The words of the wise; verba sapientium, Vulgate. "Wise" is in the plural number, showing that this is not a portion of the collection called, 'The Proverbs of Solomon' ( Proverbs 10:1 ), but a distinct work. (For the term, see note on Proverbs 1:6 .) My knowledge. The knowledge which I impart by bringing to notice these sayings of wise men. Septuagint, "Incline ( παράβαλλε ) thine ear to the words of wise men, and hear my word, and apply thine heart, that thou mayest know that they are good."