| NASB © | Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Definition | Origin | | Make | לְהַקְשִׁ֣יב | le·hak·shiv | 7181 | to incline (ears), attend | a prim. root |
| your ear | אָזְנֶ֑ךָ | a·ze·ne·cha; | 241 | an ear | from an unused word |
| attentive | | | 7181 | to incline (ears), attend | a prim. root |
| to wisdom, | לַֽחָכְמָ֣ה | la·cha·che·mah | 2451 | wisdom | from chakam |
| Incline | תַּטֶּ֥ה | tat·teh | 5186 | to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend | a prim. root |
| your heart | לִ֝בְּךָ֗ | lib·be·cha | 3820 | inner man, mind, will, heart | from the same as lebab |
| to understanding; | לַתְּבוּנָֽה׃ | lat·te·vu·nah. | 8394 | an understanding | from bin |
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KJV Lexicon
So that thou incline
qashab (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. |
New American Standard (©1995)
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; American King James Version
So that you incline your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding; American Standard Version
So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding; Darby Bible Translation
so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom and thou apply thy heart to understanding; English Revised Version
So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; Webster's Bible Translation
So that thou incline thy ear to wisdom, and apply thy heart to understanding; World English Bible
So as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding; Young's Literal Translation
To cause thine ear to attend to wisdom, Thou inclinest thy heart to understanding, Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
ut audiat sapientiam auris tua inclina cor tuum ad noscendam prudentiam
Apply Applying Attend Attention Attentive Cause Discernment Ear Gives Heart Incline Inclinest Inclining Making Turn Understanding Wisdom
Apply Applying Attend Attention Attentive Cause Discernment Ear Gives Heart Incline Making Turn Turned Turning Understanding Wisdom
Apply Applying Attend Attention Attentive Cause Discernment Ear Gives Heart Incline Making Turn Turned Turning Understanding WisdomProverbs 2:2 Multilingual Bible Proverbes 2:2 French Proverbios 2:2 Biblia Paralela 箴 言 2:2 Chinese Bible |
