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Proverbs 2:2

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So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, [and] apply thine heart to understanding;

So that thou incline {H7181} thine ear {H241} unto wisdom {H2451}, and apply {H5186} thine heart {H3820} to understanding {H8394};

paying attention to wisdom inclining your mind toward understanding

if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,

So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding;

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Cross-References

  • Proverbs 23:12 (12 votes)

    ¶ Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

  • Proverbs 18:1 (8 votes)

    ¶ Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh [and] intermeddleth with all wisdom.

  • Psalms 119:111 (7 votes)

    ¶ Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they [are] the rejoicing of my heart.

  • Psalms 119:112 (7 votes)

    I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, [even unto] the end.

  • Psalms 90:12 (7 votes)

    ¶ So teach [us] to number our days, that we may apply [our] hearts unto wisdom.

  • Proverbs 22:17 (6 votes)

    ¶ Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

  • Proverbs 22:21 (6 votes)

    That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?