Proverbs 2:2

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Proverbs 2:2

Proverbs 2:2 Incline Your Ear To Wisdom (white)

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Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

listening closely to wisdom
and directing your heart to understanding;

New American Standard Bible

Make your ear attentive to wisdom,
Incline your heart to understanding;

King James Version

So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine 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,

American Standard Version

So as to incline thine ear unto 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

Personification » Of wisdom

The lord seeking that which was lost » The reward for seeking knowledge

Understanding » Who understands

Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom

Topics

Wisdom, Human Importance

Acquiring Wisdom

discrimination

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

So that thou incline

H7181

קשׁב
Qashab

hearken, attend, heed, hear, incline, marked, regarded, mark well

Usage: 46

thine ear

H241

אזן
'ozen

ear, audience, hearing, show , advertise , displeased the LORD, hear, hear , reveal , tell

Usage: 187

unto wisdom

H2451

חכמה
Chokmah

wisdom, wisely, skilful man, wits

Usage: 149

and apply

H5186

נטה
Natah

stretch out, incline, turn, stretch forth, turn aside, bow, decline, pitched, bow down, turn away, spread, stretched out still, pervert, stretch, extend, wrest, outstretched, carried aside,

Usage: 214

thine heart

H3820

לב
Leb

heart, mind, midst, understanding, hearted, wisdom, comfortably, well, considered, friendly, kindly, stouthearted , care ,

Usage: 598

Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 2:2

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Verse Info

Bible Rank: 10390
Proverbs Rank: 303
3 Topics
9 Themes
11 Cross References
1 Reading
Interlinear
4 Phrases
1 Prayers

Context Readings

¹ My son, if you accept my words
and store up my commands within you,
² listening closely to wisdom
and directing your heart to understanding;
³ furthermore, if you call out to insight
and lift your voice to understanding,

Phrases

Apply Your Heart

Incline Your Ear

Incline Your Heart

Turn Your Ear

Cross References

Psalm 90:12

Teach us to number our days carefully
so that we may develop wisdom in our hearts.

Psalm 119:111-112

I have Your decrees as a heritage forever;
indeed, they are the joy of my heart.

Proverbs 18:1

One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires;
he rebels against all sound judgment.

Proverbs 22:17-21

Listen closely, pay attention to the words of the wise,
and apply your mind to my knowledge.

Proverbs 23:12

Apply yourself to discipline
and listen to words of knowledge.

Ecclesiastes 7:25

I turned my thoughts to know, explore, and seek wisdom and an explanation for things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity and folly is madness.

Ecclesiastes 8:9

All this I have seen, applying my mind to all the work that is done under the sun, at a time when one man has authority over another to his harm.

Ecclesiastes 8:16

When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the activity that is done on the earth (even though one’s eyes do not close in sleep day or night),

Isaiah 55:3

Pay attention and come to Me;
listen, so that you will live.
I will make an everlasting covenant with you,
the promises assured to David.

Matthew 13:9

Anyone who has ears should listen!”

Acts 17:11

The people here were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, since they welcomed the message with eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

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