Proverbs 22:17-22 in English

¹⁷ Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge.

¹⁸ For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be established together upon thy lips.

¹⁹ That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.

²⁰ Have not I written unto thee excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,

²¹ To make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, That thou mayest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?

²² Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

¹⁷ Incline thine ear to the words of wise men: hear also my word, and apply thine heart,

¹⁸ that thou mayest know that they are good: and if thou lay them to heart, they shall also gladden thee on thy lips.

¹⁹ That thy hope may be in the Lord, and he may make thy way known to thee.

²⁰ And do thou too repeatedly record them for thyself on the table of thine heart, for counsel and knowledge.

²¹ I therefore teach thee truth, and knowledge good to hear; that thou mayest answer words of truth to them that question thee.

²² Do no violence to the poor, for he is needy: neither dishonour the helpless man in the gates.

¹⁷ Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

¹⁸ For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

¹⁹ That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.

²⁰ Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

²¹ That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?

²² Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

¹⁷ Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

¹⁸ For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

¹⁹ That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.

²⁰ Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

²¹ That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?

²² Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

¹⁷ Incline your ear to the words of wise men: hear also my word, and apply your heart,

¹⁸ that you may know that they are good: and if you lay them to heart, they shall also gladden you on your lips.

¹⁹ That your hope may be in the Lord, and he may make your way known to you.

²⁰ And do you too repeatedly record them for yourself on the table of your heart, for counsel and knowledge.

²¹ I therefore teach you truth, and knowledge good to hear; that you may answer words of truth to them that question you.

²² Do no violence to the poor, for he is needy: neither dishonor the helpless man in the gates.

¹⁷ Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

¹⁸ For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, if they be established together upon thy lips.

¹⁹ That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.

²⁰ Have not I written unto thee excellent things of counsels and knowledge;

²¹ To make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou mayest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?

²² Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

¹⁷ Now listen MTY to what wise people have said; think carefully about what I am teaching you.

¹⁸ It will be good to ◄keep these things in your minds/always remember them►, because if you do that, you will be able to quote/recite them to others.

¹⁹ I want you to trust in Yahweh, and that is the reason that I am telling them to you, now.

²⁰ I have written RHQ thirty ◄sayings/things that wise people have said► from which you will receive good advice and you will be able you to know many good/useful things.

²¹ From them, you will learn what is right and what is true, in order that you will be able to bring back a good report to those who sent you to school (OR, give a good answer to those who ask you questions).

²² It is easy to rob poor people who are helpless and cannot defend themselves, but never do that; and do not oppress in court those who are needy/afflicted,

¹⁷ Incline your ear to the words of wise men: hear also my word, and apply your heart,

¹⁸ that you may know that they are good: and if you lay them to heart, they shall also gladden you on your lips.

¹⁹ That your hope may be in the Lord, and he may make your way known to you.

²⁰ And do you too repeatedly record them for yourself on the table of your heart, for counsel and knowledge.

²¹ I therefore teach you truth, and knowledge good to hear; that you may answer words of truth to them that question you.

²² Do no violence to the poor, for he is needy: neither dishonour the helpless man in the gates.

¹⁷ Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.

¹⁸ For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.

¹⁹ I teach you today, even you, so that your trust may be in Yahweh.

²⁰ Haven’t I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,

²¹ To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?

²² Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;

¹⁷ Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.

¹⁸ For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.

¹⁹ I teach you today, even you, so that your trust may be in Yahweh.

²⁰ Haven’t I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,

²¹ To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?

²² Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;

¹⁷ Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.

¹⁸ For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.

¹⁹ I teach you today, even you, so that your trust may be in the LORD.

²⁰ Haven’t I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,

²¹ To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?

²² Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;

¹⁷ Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.

¹⁸ For it is a delight to keep them in your heart, to have them ready on your lips.

¹⁹ So that your faith may be in the Lord, I have made them clear to you this day, even to you.

²⁰ Have I not put in writing for you thirty sayings, with wise suggestions and knowledge,

²¹ To make you see how certain are true words, so that you may give a true answer to those who put questions to you?

²² Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge:

¹⁷ Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.

¹⁸ For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee: they shall be together fitted on thy lips.

¹⁹ That thy confidence may be in Jehovah, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.

²⁰ Have not I written to thee excellent things, in counsels and knowledge,

²¹ that I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?

²² Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate;

¹⁷ Incline thy ear, and hear the words of the wise: and apply thy heart to my doctrine:

¹⁸ Which shall be beautiful for thee, if thou keep it in thy bowels, and it shall flow in thy lips:

¹⁹ That thy trust may be in the Lord, wherefore I have also shewn it to thee this day.

²⁰ Behold I have described it to thee three manner of ways, in thoughts and knowledge:

²¹ That I might shew thee the certainty, and the words of truth, to answer out of these to them that sent thee.

²² Do no violence to the poor, because he is poor: and do not oppress the needy in the gate:

¹⁷ Pay attention and listen to the words of the wise, and think carefully about my teachings—

¹⁸ for it's good to keep them in mind so you can be ready to share them.

¹⁹ I'm explaining this to you today so you can trust in the Lord—yes, you!

²⁰ Haven't I written down for you thirty sayings of advice and wisdom?

²¹ They are to make it clear to you what's right and true, so you can give a truthful explanation to those who sent you.

²² For you shouldn't steal from the poor just because they're poor; and you shouldn't crush those with limited means in court,

¹⁷ Incline thine eare, and heare the wordes of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge.

¹⁸ For it shalbe pleasant, if thou keepe them in thy bellie, and if they be directed together in thy lippes.

¹⁹ That thy confidence may be in the Lord, I haue shewed thee this day: thou therefore take heede.

²⁰ Haue not I written vnto thee three times in counsels and knowledge,

²¹ That I might shewe thee the assurance of the wordes of trueth to answere the wordes of trueth to them that sende to thee?

²² Robbe not the poore, because hee is poore, neither oppresse the afflicted in iudgement.

¹⁷ Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.

¹⁸ For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; let them be established altogether upon thy lips.

¹⁹ That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.

²⁰ Have not I written unto thee excellent things of counsels and knowledge;

²¹ That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou mightest bring back words of truth to them that send thee?

²² Rob not the weak, because he is weak, neither crush the poor in the gate;

¹⁷ Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

¹⁸ For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; They shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

¹⁹ That thy trust may be in the Lord, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.

²⁰ Have not I written to thee excellent things In counsels and knowledge,

²¹ That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; That thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?

²² Rob not the poor, because he is poor: Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

¹⁷ Incline thy ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.

¹⁸ For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thy bosom, if they be altogether firmly seated upon thy lips.

¹⁹ That thy trust may be in the Lord, have I made them known to thee this day, yea, even to thee.

²⁰ Have not I written for thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

²¹ That I might make thee know rectitude, the sayings of truth; that thou mightest bring back answers of truth to those that send thee?

²² Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither crush the afflicted in the gate;

¹⁷ Incline thine ear to the words of wise men: Hear also my word, and apply thy heart,

¹⁸ That thou mayest know that they are good: And if thou lay them to heart, They shall also gladden thee on thy lips,

¹⁹ That thy hope may be in the Lord, And he may make thy way known to thee.

²⁰ And do thou too repeatedly record them for thyself On the table of thy heart, for counsel and knowledge.

²¹ I therefore teach thee truth, and knowledge good to hear; That thou mayest answer words of truth to them that question thee.

²² Do no violence to the poor, for he is needy: Neither dishonor the helpless man in the gates.

¹⁷ Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And give heed to my instruction!

¹⁸ For it will be a pleasant thing, if thou keep them in thy bosom, When they are altogether established upon thy lips.

¹⁹ That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have this day given to thee instruction, yea, to thee.

²⁰ Behold, I have written to thee excellent things Concerning counsel and knowledge;

²¹ That I may make thee know rectitude, and words of truth; That thou mayst bring back words of truth to them that send thee.

²² Rob not the poor man, because he is poor, Nor crush thou the destitute at the gate;

¹⁷ Turn your ear, and sh'ma ·hear obey· the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.

¹⁸ For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.

¹⁹ That your trust may be in Adonai , I teach you today, even you.

²⁰ Haven’t I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,

²¹ To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?

²² Don’t exploit the poor, because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;

¹⁷ Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise and apply your heart to my knowledge,

¹⁸ for it will be pleasant for you if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.

¹⁹ So your trust may be in Yahweh, I teach them to you today—even to you.

²⁰ Have I not written for you thirty sayings of instruction and knowledge,

²¹ to teach you truth in these trustworthy words, so you may give trustworthy answers to those who sent you?

²² Do not rob the poor because he is poor, or crush the needy at the gate,

¹⁷ Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.

¹⁸ For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.

¹⁹ I teach you today, even you, so that your trust may be in Yahweh.

²⁰ Haven’t I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,

²¹ To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?

²² Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;

¹⁷ Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.

¹⁸ For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.

¹⁹ I teach you today, even you, so that your trust may be in the LORD.

²⁰ Haven’t I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,

²¹ To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?

²² Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;

¹⁷ Bow down thy ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart to my knowledge.

¹⁸ For it is a pleasant thing if thou keepest them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

¹⁹ That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.

²⁰ Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

²¹ That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send to thee?

²² Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

¹⁷ Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.

¹⁸ For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.

¹⁹ I teach you today, even you, so that your trust may be in the LORD.

²⁰ Haven’t I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,

²¹ To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?

²² Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;

¹⁷ Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.

¹⁸ For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.

¹⁹ I teach you today, even you, so that your trust may be in the LORD.

²⁰ Haven’t I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,

²¹ To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?

²² Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;

¹⁷ My son, bow down thine ear, and hear thou the words of wise men; but set thou the heart to my teaching.

¹⁸ That shall be fair to thee, when thou hast kept it in thine heart, and it shall flow again in thy lips.

¹⁹ That thy trust be in the Lord; wherefore and I have showed it to thee today.

²⁰ Lo! I have described it in three manners, in thoughts and knowing,

²¹ that I should show to thee the firmness and speeches of truth; to answer of these things to them that sent thee.

²² Do thou not violence to a poor man, for he is poor; neither defoul thou a needy man in the gate.

¹⁷ My son, bow down thine ear, and hear thou the words of wise men; but set thou the heart to my teaching. (My son, bow down thy ear, and listen thou to the words of the wise; yea, set thou thy heart unto my teaching, or my instruction.)

¹⁸ That shall be fair to thee, when thou hast kept it in thine heart, and it shall flow again in thy lips. (It shall please thee when thou hast kept it in thy heart, and it shall flow freely from thy lips.)

¹⁹ That thy trust be in the Lord; wherefore and I have showed it to thee today. (So that thy trust be in the Lord; and so I have showed it to thee today.)

²⁰ Lo! I have described it in three manners, in thoughts and knowing,

²¹ (so) that I should show to thee the firmness and speeches of truth; to answer (out) of these things to them that sent (unto) thee.

²² Do thou not violence to a poor man, for he is poor; neither defoul thou a needy man in the gate. (Do not thou do violence to a poor person, because he is poor; and do not take advantage of a needy person in court or at the city gates.)

¹⁷ Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,

¹⁸ For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips.

¹⁹ That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I caused thee to know to-day, even thou.

²⁰ Have I not written to thee three times With counsels and knowledge?

²¹ To cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee.

²² Rob not the poor because he is poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate.