Parallel Verses
NET Bible
My child, if you receive my words, and store up my commands within you,
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
Holman Bible
and store up my commands within you,
International Standard Version
My son, if you accept my words, and treasure my instructions
A Conservative Version
My son, if thou will receive my words, and lay up my commandments with thee,
American Standard Version
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;
Amplified
And treasure my commandments within you,
Bible in Basic English
My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind;
Darby Translation
My son, if thou receivest my words, and layest up my commandments with thee,
Julia Smith Translation
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and wilt hide my commands with thee;
King James 2000
My son, if you will receive my words, and lay up my commandments with you;
Lexham Expanded Bible
My child, if you will receive my sayings, and hide my commands with you,
Modern King James verseion
My son, if you will receive my words and hide my commandments with you,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and keep my commandments by thee,
New Heart English Bible
My son, if you will receive my words, and store up my commandments within you;
The Emphasized Bible
My son, if thou wilt receive my sayings, and, my commandments, wilt treasure up by thee;
Webster
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
World English Bible
My son, if you will receive my words, and store up my commandments within you;
Youngs Literal Translation
My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee,
Themes
Fear » Who shall understand the fear of the lord
Finding » Who shall find the lord
Knowledge » Who shall find the knowledge of God
The lord seeking that which was lost » The reward for seeking knowledge
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 2:1
Images Proverbs 2:1
Prayers for Proverbs 2:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Benefits Of Wisdom
1 My child, if you receive my words, and store up my commands within you, 2 by making your ear attentive to wisdom, and by turning your heart to understanding,
Cross References
Proverbs 3:1
My child, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,
Proverbs 4:1
Listen, children, to a father's instruction, and pay attention so that you may gain discernment.
Proverbs 7:1
My child, keep my words and treasure up my commands in your own keeping.
Deuteronomy 6:6-9
These words I am commanding you today must be kept in mind,
Job 23:12
I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my allotted portion.
Psalm 119:9-11
(Bet) How can a young person maintain a pure life? By guarding it according to your instructions!
Proverbs 1:3
To receive moral instruction in skillful living, in righteousness, justice, and equity.
Proverbs 4:10
Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many.
Proverbs 4:20-22
My child, pay attention to my words; listen attentively to my sayings.
Proverbs 6:21
Bind them on your heart continually; fasten them around your neck.
Matthew 13:44
"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure, hidden in a field, that a person found and hid. Then because of joy he went and sold all that he had and bought that field.
Luke 2:19
But Mary treasured up all these words, pondering in her heart what they might mean.
Luke 2:51
Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. But his mother kept all these things in her heart.
John 12:47-48
If anyone hears my words and does not obey them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
Luke 9:44
"Take these words to heart, for the Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men."
1 Timothy 1:15
This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners" -- and I am the worst of them!