Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

My son, if you will receive my words
And treasure my commandments within you,

King James Version

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

Holman Bible

My son, if you accept my words
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

My son, if you will receive my words
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,

NET Bible

My child, if you receive my words, and store up my commands within you,

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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
if thou wilt receive
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

my words
אמר 
'emer 
Usage: 49

and hide
צפן 
Tsaphan 
Usage: 32

מצוה 
Mitsvah 
Usage: 181

Images Proverbs 2:1

Prayers for Proverbs 2:1

Context Readings

The Benefits Of Wisdom

1 My son, if you will receive my words
And treasure my commandments within you,
2 so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom and apply thine heart to intelligence,


Cross References

Proverbs 3:1

My son, forget not my law, but let thine heart keep my commandments:

Proverbs 4:1

Hearken, ye sons, unto the chastening of the father, and pay attention that ye might know understanding.

Proverbs 7:1

My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

Deuteronomy 6:6-9

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart,

Job 23:12

Neither have I separated myself from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

Psalm 119:9-11

BETH. With what shall a young man cleanse his way? when he shall keep thy word.

Proverbs 1:3

to receive the chastening of prudence, justice, judgment, and equity;

Proverbs 4:10

Hear, O my son, and receive my words, and the years of thy life shall be multiplied.

Proverbs 4:20-22

My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my words.

Proverbs 6:21

Bind them continually upon thine heart and tie them about thy neck.

Matthew 13:44

Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like unto treasure hid in the field, which when found, a man hides it and, for the joy thereof, goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

Luke 2:19

But Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart.

Luke 2:51

And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was subject unto them, but his mother kept all these things in her heart.

John 12:47-48

And if anyone hears my words and believes not, I judge him not, for I came not to judge the world but to save the world.

Luke 9:44

Let these words sink down into your ears, for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.

1 Timothy 1:15

This is a faithful saying and worthy of acceptation by all, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am first.

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