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Proverbs 2:1
1My son, if you will receive my words And treasure my commandments within you,
Proverbs 2:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
- New International Version (NIV)My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you,
- English Standard Version (ESV)My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you,
- New King James Version (NKJV)My son, if you receive my words, And treasure my commands within you,
Context of Proverbs 2:1
My son, if you will receive my words And treasure my commandments within you, 2So that your ear is attentive to [skillful and godly] wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding [seeking it conscientiously and striving for it eagerly]; 3Yes, if you cry out for insight, And lift up your voice for understanding;
Read all of Proverbs 2Proverbs 2:1 word by word
בְּ֭נִי אִם־תִּקַּ֣ח אֲמָרָ֑י וּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗י תִּצְפֹּ֥ן אִתָּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 2:1
- Proverbs 3:1My son, do not forget my teaching, But let your heart keep my commandments;
- Proverbs 4:20My son, pay attention to my words and be willing to learn; Open your ears to my sayings.
- Proverbs 6:21Bind them continually upon your heart (in your thoughts), And tie them around your neck.
- Deuteronomy 6:6These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be [written] on your heart and mind.
- Job 23:12I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have kept the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.
- Psalms 119:9How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping watch [on himself] according to Your word [conforming his life to Your precepts].
- Matthew 13:44“The kingdom of heaven is like a [very precious] treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid again; then in his joy he goes and sells all he has and buys that field [securing the treasure for himself].
- Luke 2:19But Mary treasured all these things, giving careful thought to them and pondering them in her heart.
- Luke 9:44“Let these words sink into your ears: the Son of Man is going to be betrayed and handed over to men [who are His enemies].”
Commentaries on Proverbs 2:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1My son - Here the tutor still continues to instruct his disciple. Hide my commandments with theel Treasure them up in thy heart, and then act from them through the medium of thy affections. He who has the rule of his duty only in his Bible and in his head, is not likely to be a steady, consistent character; his heart is not engaged, and his obedience, in any case, can be only forced, or done from a sense of duty: it is not the obedience of a loving…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Now in the divine order comes the promise Proverbs 2:5. The conditions of its fulfillment are stated in Proverbs 2:1-4 in four sets of parallel clauses, each with some shade of distinct meaning. Thus, not “receiving” only, but “hiding” or treasuring up - not the “ear” only, but the “heart” - not the mere “cry,” but the eager “lifting up the voice.”Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Promises to those who seek wisdom. (1-9) The advantages of wisdom. (10-22) Verses 1-9 Those who earnestly seek heavenly wisdom, will never complain that they have lost their labour; and the freeness of the gift does not do away the necessity of our diligence, Joh 6:27 Let them seek, and they shall find it; let them ask, and it shall be given them. Observe who are thus favoured. They are the righteous, on whom the image of God is renewed, which consists in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1hide my commandments: This means to pay attention to them and follow them. They allow us to fully enjoy and experience life.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-221-5. Diligence in hearing and praying for instruction must be used to secure the great principle of godliness, the fear of God. hide ... with thee--lay up in store (compare Pr 7:1).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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