Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding;
New American Standard Bible
Incline your heart to understanding;
King James Version
So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
Holman Bible
and directing your heart to understanding;
International Standard Version
making your ear attentive to wisdom, and turning your heart to understanding
A Conservative Version
so as to incline thine ear to wisdom, and apply thy heart to understanding,
Amplified
So that your ear is attentive to [skillful and godly] wisdom,
And apply your heart to understanding [seeking it conscientiously and striving for it eagerly];
Bible in Basic English
So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge;
Darby Translation
so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom and thou apply thy heart to understanding;
Julia Smith Translation
To attend to wisdom thou wilt incline thine ear, thy heart to understanding;
King James 2000
So that you incline your ear unto wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;
Lexham Expanded Bible
[in order] to incline your ear toward wisdom, [then] you shall apply your heart to understanding.
Modern King James verseion
so that you attend to wisdom, you shall extend your heart to understanding;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
that thou wilt incline thin ears unto wisdom; apply thine heart then to understanding.
NET Bible
by making your ear attentive to wisdom, and by turning your heart to understanding,
New Heart English Bible
So as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;
The Emphasized Bible
So that thou direct, unto wisdom, thine ear, bend thy heart, unto understanding;
Webster
So that thou incline thy ear to wisdom, and apply thy heart to understanding;
World English Bible
So as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;
Youngs Literal Translation
To cause thine ear to attend to wisdom, Thou inclinest thy heart to understanding,
Themes
ears » Should » Be inclined to wisdom
Fear » Who shall understand the fear of the lord
Finding » Who shall find the lord
The Heart » Should be » Applied unto wisdom
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 2:2
Images Proverbs 2:2
Prayers for Proverbs 2:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Benefits Of Wisdom
1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee; 2 So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding; 3 Yea, if thou cry after discernment, And lift up thy voice for understanding;
Cross References
Psalm 90:12
So teach us to number our days, That we may get us a heart of wisdom.
Psalm 119:111-112
Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
Proverbs 18:1
He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom.
Proverbs 22:17-21
Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
Proverbs 23:12
Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.
Ecclesiastes 7:25
I turned about, and my heart was set to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason of things , and to know that wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is madness.
Ecclesiastes 8:9
All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man hath power over another to his hurt.
Ecclesiastes 8:16
When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes),
Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
Matthew 13:9
He that hath ears, let him hear.
Acts 17:11
Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily, whether these things were so.