Listen to the words of the wise; apply your heart to my instruction.

你须侧耳听受智慧人的言语，留心领会我的知识。

你要侧耳听智慧人的言语，留心领会我的知识。

你要侧耳听智慧人的言语，留心领会我的知识。

你要侧耳听智者之言，专心领受我的教诲，

你要留心听智慧人的言语，专心领受我的知识。

你当侧耳听从智慧人的话语，你的心要专注于我的知识；

你須側耳聽受智慧人的言語，留心領會我的知識。

你要側耳聽智慧人的言語，留心領會我的知識。

你要側耳聽智慧人的言語，留心領會我的知識。

你要側耳聽智者之言，專心領受我的教誨，

你要留心聽智慧人的言語，專心領受我的知識。

你要傾耳聽我的話語，留心於我的知識。

你當側耳聽從智慧人的話語，你的心要專注於我的知識；

傾耳以聽智者之言、專心於我知識、

傾耳以聽良言、專心以學智慧。

爾當側耳以聽智者之言、以心領會我之達道、

Pay attention and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach,

Pay attention and listen to the sayings of wise people. Apply your heart to the sayings I teach.

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

Listen closely, pay attention to the words of the wise, and apply your mind to my knowledge.

Extend your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge;

Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your heart to my knowledge;

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

Listen closely, pay attention to the words of the wise, and apply your mind to my knowledge.

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

Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my instruction.

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

Commit yourself to instruction; listen carefully to words of knowledge.

Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom.

My child, never forget the things I have taught you. Store my commands in your heart.

Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives, to help them do what is right, just, and fair.

Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding.Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding.Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures.Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord, and you will gain knowledge of God.

My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen carefully to my wise counsel.Then you will show discernment, and your lips will express what you’ve learned.

I searched everywhere, determined to find wisdom and to understand the reason for things. I was determined to prove to myself that wickedness is stupid and that foolishness is madness.

Listen to my instruction and be wise. Don’t ignore it.Joyful are those who listen to me, watching for me daily at my gates, waiting for me outside my home!

I have thought deeply about all that goes on here under the sun, where people have the power to hurt each other.

But even as he spoke, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said,“ This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy. Listen to him.”

In my search for wisdom and in my observation of people’s burdens here on earth, I discovered that there is ceaseless activity, day and night.

“ Come to me with your ears wide open. Listen, and you will find life. I will make an everlasting covenant with you. I will give you all the unfailing love I promised to David.

My father taught me,“ Take my words to heart. Follow my commands, and you will live.Get wisdom; develop good judgment. Don’t forget my words or turn away from them.Don’t turn your back on wisdom, for she will protect you. Love her, and she will guard you.Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do! And whatever else you do, develop good judgment.If you prize wisdom, she will make you great. Embrace her, and she will honor you.