Proverbs 2:2-3
Proverbs 2:2-3 New King James Version (NKJV)
So that you incline your ear to wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding; Yes, if you cry out for discernment, And lift up your voice for understanding
Proverbs 2:2-3 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding
Proverbs 2:1-5 The Message (MSG)
Good friend, take to heart what I’m telling you; collect my counsels and guard them with your life. Tune your ears to the world of Wisdom; set your heart on a life of Understanding. That’s right—if you make Insight your priority, and won’t take no for an answer, Searching for it like a prospector panning for gold, like an adventurer on a treasure hunt, Believe me, before you know it Fear-of-GOD will be yours; you’ll have come upon the Knowledge of God.
Proverbs 2:2-3 King James Version (KJV)
So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thine heart to understanding; Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, And liftest up thy voice for understanding
Proverbs 2:2-3 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Make your ear attentive to wisdom, Incline your heart to understanding; For if you cry for discernment, Lift your voice for understanding
Proverbs 2:2-3 New Century Version (NCV)
Listen carefully to wisdom; set your mind on understanding. Cry out for wisdom, and beg for understanding.
Proverbs 2:2-3 American Standard Version (ASV)
So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding; Yea, if thou cry after discernment, And lift up thy voice for understanding
Proverbs 2:2-3 New International Version (NIV)
turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding— indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding
Proverbs 2:2-3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
So that your ear is attentive to [skillful and godly] wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding [seeking it conscientiously and striving for it eagerly]; Yes, if you cry out for insight, And lift up your voice for understanding