Proverbs 22:17-19 - Assimilating Scripture has Rich Consequences!

Pro.22:17-19; Assimilating Scripture has Rich Consequences!

Prov. 22:17b-19a (NRSV) Incline your ear and hear my words, and 
apply your mind to my teaching; for it will be pleasant if you keep 
them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips. So that your 
trust may be in the LORD,  

These are to be heard with humility and deep attention: "Bow 
down thine ear.".... 
They must not only be heard, but meditated and pondered: "Apply 
thine heart to my knowledge." (Adam Clarke Commentary) 

Memorize the sayings...
Be able to quote and talk about them [Bible Knowledge Commentary]

Trust in God is the ultimate design of the instruction. 
[Jamieson, Fausset, And Brown Commentary] 

They encourage people to trust... in the Lord. [Bible Knowledge 
Commentary] 

These proverbs are written that we may put our trust in the Lord 
rather than in man. [SDA Commentary] 

To these words, to this knowledge, the ear must be bowed down, 
and the heart applied by faith and love. To live a life of delight 
in God and dependence on him, is the foundation of all practical 
religion. [Matthew Henry Commentary] 

Indifference, self-sufficiency, or dullness of mind and heart 
can close our ears to words of wisdom. We do not acquire knowledge 
by sitting passively and waiting for it. We must search for it as 
though it were a hidden treasure. [Disciple SB] 

What is "pleasant" in the sight of God and man is the union of 
two things, belief passing into profession, profession resting on 
belief. (Barnes' Notes) 

Proverbs are valuable to us only if we listen carefully, take 
them to heart, and pass them on as well as practice them. [The 
365-Day Devotional Commentary] 

Other Bible passages that convey the idea that we should 
incorporate God's word, the Bible, into our lives: 

Deu 6:5-9 (paraphrased)  
Love God with your total being and fill your heart with His 
words. 
Teach God's word to your children until it lives in them.
Make God's word your conversation in the home.
Make God's word your conversation outside the home i.e. at work 
and in the community. 
Make God's word your last conversation of the day when you 
retire. 
Make God's word your first conversation of the day when you get 
up in the morning. 
Consider God's word in every action you undertake.
Consider God's word in every thought you have.
Remember God's word every time someone enters or leaves your 
home. 
Remember God's word every time you leave or enter your home.
In other words acknowledge God and His word in every thought, 
word and deed from the time you get up until the time you go to bed. 

John 6:51 (KJV) I am the living bread which came down from 
heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the 
bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of 
the world. 

As we incorporate the Bible into our lives it will not only help 
us to trust in God but bring about miracles in us: 

It will lead us to salvation which is in Christ:
2 Tim. 3:15 (KJV) And that from a child thou hast known the holy 
scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith 
which is in Christ Jesus.  

It will cause our faith to grow:
Rom. 10:17 (KJV) So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by 
the word of God.  

It will show us right from wrong:
2 Tim. 3:16 (KJV) All scripture is given by inspiration of God, 
and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for 
instruction in righteousness: 

It will keep us from sinning:
Psa. 119:11 (KJV) Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I 
might not sin against thee. 
1 John 2:1 (KJV) My little children, these things write I unto 
you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with 
the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:  

It will sanctify us:
John 17:17 (KJV) Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is 
truth. 

It will build us up:
Acts 20:32 (KJV) And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to 
the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give 
you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.  

It will restore the divine image in us that sin has badly 
damaged: 
2 Pet. 1:4 (KJV) Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and 
precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine 
nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through 
lust.