Proverbs 2:2-7 in English

² So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding;

³ Yea, if thou cry after discernment, And lift up thy voice for understanding;

⁴ If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures:

⁵ Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding:

⁷ He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to them that walk in integrity;

² thine ear shall hearken to wisdom; thou shalt also apply thine heart to understanding, and shalt apply it to the instruction of thy son.

³ For if thou shalt call to wisdom, and utter thy voice for understanding;

⁴ and if thou shalt seek it as silver, and search diligently for it as for treasures;

⁵ then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the Lord gives wisdom; and from his presence come knowledge and understanding,

⁷ and he treasures up salvation for them that walk uprightly: he will protect their way;

² So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;

³ Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;

⁴ If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

⁵ Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

² So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;

³ Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;

⁴ If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

⁵ Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

² your ear shall listen to wisdom; you shall also apply your heart to understanding, and shall apply it to the instruction of your son.

³ For it you shall call to wisdom, and utter your voice for understanding;

⁴ and if you shall seek it as silver, and search diligently for it as for treasures;

⁵ then shall you understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the Lord gives wisdom; and from his presence come knowledge and understanding,

⁷ and he treasures up salvation for them that walk uprightly: he will protect their way;

² So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;

³ Yea, if thou cry after discernment, and lift up thy voice for understanding;

⁴ If thou seek her as silver, and search for her as for hid treasures;

⁵ Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the LORD giveth wisdom; out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding:

⁷ He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright, he is a shield to them that walk in integrity;

² Pay attention to wisdom and try hard to understand it.

³ Call out to God to get insight; plead with him to help you to understand more of what he wants you to know.

⁴ Search eagerly for wisdom, like you would search for silver, like you would search for a treasure that someone has hidden.

⁵ If you do that, you will understand how to revere Yahweh, and you will succeed in knowing God.

⁶ Yahweh is the one who gives us wisdom. He is the one who tells us things that we need to know and understand.

⁷ He gives good advice to those who conduct their lives as they should. He protects MET those who do what is right.

² your ear shall listen to wisdom; you shall also apply your heart to understanding, and shall apply it to the instruction of your son.

³ For it you shall call to wisdom, and utter your voice for understanding;

⁴ and if you shall seek it as silver, and search diligently for it as for treasures;

⁵ then shall you understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the Lord gives wisdom; and from his presence come knowledge and understanding,

⁷ and he treasures up salvation for them that walk uprightly: he will protect their way;

² so as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;

³ yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;

⁴ if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;

⁵ then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

² so as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;

³ yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;

⁴ if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;

⁵ then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

² so as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;

³ yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;

⁴ if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;

⁵ then you will understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

² So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge;

³ Truly, if you are crying out for good sense, and your request is for knowledge;

⁴ If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth;

⁵ Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.

⁶ For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason:

⁷ He has salvation stored up for the upright, he is a breastplate to those in whom there is no evil;

² so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom and thou apply thy heart to understanding;

³ yea, if thou criest after discernment and liftest up thy voice to understanding;

⁴ if thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for hidden treasures:

⁵ then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For Jehovah giveth wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to them that walk in integrity;

² That thy ear may hearken to wisdom: Incline thy heart to know prudence:

³ For if thou shalt call for wisdom, and incline thy heart to prudence:

⁴ If thou shalt seek her as money, and shalt dig for her as for a treasure:

⁵ Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and shalt find the knowledge of God.

⁶ Because the Lord giveth wisdom: and out of his mouth cometh prudence and knowledge.

⁷ He will keep the salvation of the righteous, and protect them that walk in simplicity.

² if you pay attention to wisdom and really try to understand;

³ if you cry out for insight and call loudly for help in understanding;

⁴ if you look for it as if it were silver and search for it as if it were hidden treasure;

⁵ then you will understand how to relate to the Lord and discover the truth about God.

⁶ The Lord is the source of wisdom; what he says provides knowledge that makes sense.

⁷ He gives good judgment to those who live right; he defends those who have good sense.

² And cause thine eares to hearken vnto wisdome, and encline thine heart to vnderstanding,

³ (For if thou callest after knowledge, and cryest for vnderstanding:

⁴ If thou seekest her as siluer, and searchest for her as for treasures,

⁵ Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and finde the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the Lord giueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding.

⁷ He preserueth the state of the righteous: he is a shielde to them that walke vprightly,

² So that thou make thine ear attend unto wisdom, and thy heart incline to discernment;

³ Yea, if thou call for understanding, and lift up thy voice for discernment;

⁴ If thou seek her as silver, and search for her as for hid treasures;

⁵ Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the LORD giveth wisdom, out of His mouth cometh knowledge and discernment;

⁷ He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright, He is a shield to them that walk in integrity;

² So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thine heart to understanding;

³ Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, And liftest up thy voice for understanding;

⁴ If thou seekest her as silver, And searchest for her as for hid treasures;

⁵ Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, And find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the Lord giveth wisdom: Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: He is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

² To let thy ear listen unto wisdom: if thou wouldst incline thy heart to understanding.

³ For if thou wilt call after intelligence; if after understanding thou wilt lift up thy voice;

⁴ If thou wilt seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures:

⁵ Then wilt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and the knowledge of God wilt thou find.

⁶ For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He treasureth up sound wisdom for the righteous, as a shield to those that walk in integrity:

² Thine ear shall hearken to wisdom; Thou shalt also apply thy heart to understanding, And shalt apply it to the instruction of thy son.

³ For if thou shalt call to wisdom, And utter thy voice for understanding;

⁴ And if thou shalt seek it as silver, And search diligently for it as for treasures;

⁵ Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, And find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the Lord gives wisdom; And from his presence come knowledge and understanding,

⁷ And he treasures up salvation for them that walk uprightly: He will protect their way;

² That thou wouldst apply thine ear to wisdom, And incline thy heart to understanding!

³ For if thou wilt call aloud to knowledge, And lift up thy voice to understanding,—

⁴ If thou wilt seek her as silver, And search for her as for hidden treasures,

⁵ Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, And find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the LORD giveth wisdom; From his mouth proceed knowledge and understanding:

⁷ He layeth up safety for the righteous; He is a shield to them that walk uprightly:

² So as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;

³ Yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;

⁴ If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures:

⁵ then you will understand the fear of Adonai , and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For Adonai gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity;

² make your ears pay attention to wisdom and incline your heart to understanding.

³ If you cry out for understanding and raise your voice for it,

⁴ if you seek it like you would seek silver and search for understanding as you would seek hidden treasures,

⁵ then you will understand the fear of Yahweh and you will find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For Yahweh gives wisdom, from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He stores up sound wisdom for those who please him, he is a shield for those who walk in integrity,

² so as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;

³ yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;

⁴ if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;

⁵ then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

² so as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;

³ yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;

⁴ if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;

⁵ then you will understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

² So that thou incline thy ear to wisdom, and apply thy heart to understanding;

³ Yes, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;

⁴ If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

⁵ Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

² so as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;

³ yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;

⁴ if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;

⁵ then you will understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

² so as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;

³ yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;

⁴ if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;

⁵ then you will understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

² that thine ear hear wisdom, bow thine heart to know prudence.

³ For if thou inwardly callest wisdom, and bowest thine heart to prudence;

⁴ if thou seekest it as money, and diggest it out as treasures;

⁵ then thou shalt understand the dread of the Lord, and shalt find the knowing of God.

⁶ For the Lord giveth wisdom; and prudence and knowing is of his mouth.

⁷ He shall keep the health of rightful or rightwise men, and he shall defend them that go simply.

² (so) that thine ear hear wisdom, bow (down) thine heart to know prudence.

³ For if thou inwardly callest (to) wisdom, and bowest thine heart to(ward) prudence;

⁴ if thou seekest it as money, and diggest it out as treasures;

⁵ then thou shalt understand the dread of the Lord, and shalt find the knowing of God. (then thou shalt understand the fear of the Lord or then thou shalt understand reverence for the Lord, and shalt find the knowledge of God.)

⁶ For the Lord giveth wisdom; and prudence and knowing is of his mouth. (For the Lord giveth wisdom; and understanding and knowledge cometh from his mouth.)

⁷ He shall keep the health of rightful men, and he shall defend them that go simply. (He shall keep safe the salvation, or the deliverance, of the righteous, and he shall defend those who go with honesty, or with integrity.)

² To cause thine ear to attend to wisdom, Thou inclinest thy heart to understanding,

³ For, if for intelligence thou callest, For understanding givest forth thy voice,

⁴ If thou dost seek her as silver, And as hid treasures searchest for her,

⁵ Then understandest thou fear of Jehovah, And knowledge of God thou findest.

⁶ For Jehovah giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding.

⁷ Even to lay up for the upright substance, A shield for those walking uprightly.