'Applying' in the Bible

“You shall not profane My holy name [using it to honor an idol, or treating it with irreverence or contempt or as a byword]; but I will be sanctified (set apart as holy) among the Israelites. I am the Lord, who sanctifies and declares you holy,

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];

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.

Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge,