en_tn/pro/22/17.md

Pay attention and hear

These two verbs means the same thing and emphasize the importance of listening. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)

the words of the wise

AT: "what wise people say" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

apply your heart

AT: "do your best to remember" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

my knowledge

The person speaking is probably the same as the father from the first chapter.

ready on your lips

AT: "available in your memory" or "in your mind, ready for you to recite them" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

even to you

This is repeated to emphasize the personal nature of this teaching.