NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon So that thou inclineqashab (kaw-shab') to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken -- attend, (cause to) hear(-ken), give heed, incline, mark (well), regard. thine ear 'ozen (o'-zen) broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) -- + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show. unto wisdom chokmah (khok-maw') wisdom (in a good sense) -- skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit. and apply natah (naw-taw') to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield. thine heart leb (labe) the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect to understanding tabuwn (taw-boon') intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice -- discretion, reason, skilfulness, understanding, wisdom. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Make your ear attentive to wisdom, Incline your heart to understanding; King James Bible So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; Holman Christian Standard Bible listening closely to wisdom and directing your heart to understanding; International Standard Version making your ear attentive to wisdom, and turning your heart to understanding— NET Bible by making your ear attentive to wisdom, and by turning your heart to understanding, Aramaic Bible in Plain English And you will incline your ear to wisdom and turn your heart to understanding GOD'S WORD® Translation if you pay close attention to wisdom, and let your mind reach for understanding, King James 2000 Bible So that you incline your ear unto wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding; Links Proverbs 2:2Proverbs 2:2 NIV Proverbs 2:2 NLT Proverbs 2:2 ESV Proverbs 2:2 NASB Proverbs 2:2 KJV |
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