Proverbs 2:3

Proverbs 2:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
• New International Version (NIV)indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding,
• English Standard Version (ESV)yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Yes, if you cry out for discernment, And lift up your voice for understanding,

Context of Proverbs 2:3

1My child, if you receive my words, and store up my commands within you, 2by making your ear attentive to wisdom, and by turning your heart to understanding, indeed, if you call out for discernment – raise your voice for understanding – 4if you seek it like silver, and search for it like hidden treasure, 5then you will understand how to fear the Lord, and you will discover knowledge about God.

Proverbs 2:3 word by word

כִּ֤י אִ֣ם לַבִּינָ֣ה תִקְרָ֑א לַ֝תְּבוּנָ֗ה תִּתֵּ֥ן קוֹלֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Yea, if thou criestקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call outH7121
• after knowledgeבִּינָהbîynâh · understandingH998
• liftest upנָתַןnâthan · to give: cry outH5414
• thy voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• for understandingתְּבוּנָהtâbûn tebûnâh tôbûnâh · understandingH8394

Cross-references for Proverbs 2:3

• Proverbs 3:6Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.
• Proverbs 8:17I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.
• 1 Kings 3:9So give your servant a discerning mind so he can make judicial decisions for your people and distinguish right from wrong. Otherwise no one is able to make judicial decisions for this great nation of yours.”
• 1 Chronicles 22:12Only may the Lord give you insight and understanding when he places you in charge of Israel, so you may obey the law of the Lord your God.
• Psalms 25:4Make me understand your ways, O Lord! Teach me your paths!
• Psalms 119:34Give me understanding so that I might observe your law, and keep it with all my heart.
• Luke 11:13If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
• Ephesians 1:17I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you spiritual wisdom and revelation in your growing knowledge of him,
• James 1:5But if anyone is deficient in wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without reprimand, and it will be given to him.

Commentaries on Proverbs 2:3

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3wisdom...understanding...insight: These three words are skills needed to handle life's challenges.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

Topics related to Proverbs 2:3

• Desire
• Hunger
• Personification
• Prayer
• Seekers
• Wisdom
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In the dictionaries

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• Proverbs, the Book of

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