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Proverbs 2:2-6 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 2 | To attend to wisdom thou wilt incline thine ear, thy heart to understanding; | making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; | turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding— | |
| 3 | For if thou will call to understanding, wilt give thy voice to understanding. | yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, | indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, | |
| 4 | If thou wilt seek her as silver, and dig for her as hidden treasure; | if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, | and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, | |
| 5 | Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, and thou shalt find the knowledge of God. | then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God. | then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God. | |
| 6 | For Jehovah will give wisdom: from his mouth knowledge and understanding. | For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; | For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. | |
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