Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
To attend to wisdom thou wilt incline thine ear, 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,
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;
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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Natah
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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 wilt hide my commands with thee; 2 To attend to wisdom thou wilt incline thine ear, thy heart to understanding; 3 For if thou will call to understanding, wilt give thy voice to understanding
Cross References
Psalm 90:12
To number our days so make known, and we shall bring the heart to wisdom.
Psalm 119:111-112
I inherited thy testimonies forever: for they are the joy of my heart.
Proverbs 18:1
He separating himself will Seek according to desire; he will be irritated with every purpose.
Proverbs 22:17-21
Incline thine ear and hear the words of the wise, and thou shalt set thy heart to my knowledge.
Proverbs 23:12
Bring thy heart to instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
Ecclesiastes 7:25
I went round about, I and my heart., to know, and to examine, and to search out wisdom and understanding, and to know the injustice of folly, and the folly of wickedness:
Ecclesiastes 8:9
All this I saw, and giving my heart to every work which was done under the sun: a time which man had power overman for evil to him.
Ecclesiastes 8:16
According as I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to see the labor that was done upon the earth: for also in the day and in the night he saw not sleep with his eyes.
Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ear, and come to me, and hear, and your soul shall live; and I will cut out with you an eternal covenant, the sure mercies of David.
Matthew 13:9
He having ears to hear let him hear.
Acts 17:11
And they were of more noble birth than those in Thessalonica, who received the word with all willingness, and examined the writings daily, if these things might hold thus.