Proverbs 2:2

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Summary

Proverbs 2:2

So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;

Thou

Apply

General references

Proverbs 23:12

Bible References

Thou

One who has isolated himself seeks his own desires; he rejects all sound judgment.

I claim your rules as my permanent possession, for they give me joy.

Pay attention and come to me! Listen, so you can live! Then I will make an unconditional covenantal promise to you, just like the reliable covenantal promises I made to David.

The one who has ears had better listen!"

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Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my instruction.

Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to the words of knowledge.

So teach us to consider our mortality, so that we might live wisely.

I tried to understand, examine, and comprehend the role of wisdom in the scheme of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the insanity of folly.

While applying my mind to everything that happens in this world, I have seen all this: Sometimes one person dominates other people to their harm.

These Jews were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they eagerly received the message, examining the scriptures carefully every day to see if these things were so.

General references

Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to the words of knowledge.