Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
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Gill's Exposition
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise,.... Here begins a new part or division of this book. According to some, the "third"; the "first" ending with Pro 9:18, the "second" at Pro 22:16,…
Barnes' Notes
This is the commencement of a new and entirely distinct section, opening, after the fashion of Pro 3:1, Pro 3:21; Pro 4:1; Pro 7:1; with a general exhortation Pro 22:17-21 and passing on to special…
Solomon here changes his style and manner of speaking. Hitherto, for the most part, since the beginning of ch. 10, he had laid down doctrinal truths, and but now and then dropped a word of…
III. Second Collection of Proverbs
Chap. Pro 22:17 to Pro 24:22
A short Preface or Introduction, Pro 22:17-21.
The body of the Collection, Pro 22:22 to Pro 24:22.
17 21. This short paragraph is at…
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