Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and wilt hide my commands with thee;
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,
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,
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
Interlinear
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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 son, if thou wilt receive my words, and wilt hide my commands with thee; 2 To attend to wisdom thou wilt incline thine ear, thy heart to understanding;
Cross References
Proverbs 3:1
My son, thou shalt not forget my law, and thy heart shall guard my commands:
Proverbs 4:1
Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Proverbs 7:1
My son, watch my words, and thou shalt hide my commands with thee.
Deuteronomy 6:6-9
And these words which I command thee to do shall be upon thy heart;
Job 23:12
From the command of his lips and I will not waver; from his law I hid the words of his mouth.
Psalm 119:9-11
In what shall a youth cleanse his way? To watch according to thy word.
Proverbs 1:3
To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice and judgment, and uprightness;
Proverbs 4:10
Hear, my son, and receive my words, and the years of life shall be multiplied to thee.
Proverbs 4:20-22
My son, attend to my word; incline thine ear to my sayings.
Proverbs 6:21
Tie them always upon thy heart; bind them upon thy throat
Matthew 13:44
Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like to a treasure hid in the field; which a man finding, concealed, and from his joy, he retires, and all things which he has he sells, and he purchases that field.
Luke 2:19
And Mary kept together all these sayings, reflecting in her heart.
Luke 2:51
And he went dawn with them, and came to Nazareth, and was placed under them : and his mother kept all these words in her heart.
John 12:47-48
And if any hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not that I might judge the world, but that I might save the world.
Luke 9:44
Put ye these words into your ears: for the Son of man is about to be delivered up into the bands of men.
1 Timothy 1:15
Faithful the word, and worthy of all acceptance, for Christ Jesus came into the world to save the sinful; of whom I am first.