Revised Version 1895
Proverbs 2:2
2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
Proverbs 2:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
- New International Version (NIV)turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding—
- English Standard Version (ESV)making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding;
- New King James Version (NKJV)So that you incline your ear to wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding;
Context of Proverbs 2:2
1My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and lay up my commandments with thee; So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; 3Yea, if thou cry after discernment, and lift up thy voice for understanding; 4If thou seek her as silver, and search for her as for hid treasures;
Read all of Proverbs 2Proverbs 2:2 word by word
לְהַקְשִׁ֣יב לַֽחָכְמָ֣ה אָזְנֶ֑ךָ תַּטֶּ֥ה לִ֝בְּךָ֗ לַתְּבוּנָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 2:2
- Proverbs 18:1He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, and rageth against all sound wisdom.
- Psalms 119:111Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever; for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
- Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
- Matthew 13:9He that hath ears, let him hear.
- Psalms 22:17I may tell all my bones; they look and stare upon me:
- Psalms 25:12What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he instruct in the way that he shall choose.
- Psalms 90:12So teach us to number our days, that we may get us an heart of wisdom.
- Ecclesiastes 7:25I turned about, and my heart was set to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason of things, and to know that wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is madness:
- Ecclesiastes 8:9All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man hath power over another to his hurt.
- Acts 17:11Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the scriptures daily, whether these things were so.
Commentaries on Proverbs 2:2
- 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
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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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