So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, (and) apply thine heart to understanding. The ear is the avenue to the heart, unless men stop the avenue, as the Jews did (Zechariah 7:11; Acts 7:57). "The hearing ear" is God's gift (Proverbs 20:12). Our part is to stir up the gift of God by an active practical habit of attention. The emperor Constantine stood hours to hear the Word; and when asked to sit, replied, that he thought it wicked to give negligent ears when the truth handled was spoken of God,' (Eusebius, 'De Vita Constant.,' L. 4:)