Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
My son, if you accept my words, and treasure my instructions
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
Holman Bible
and store up my commands within you,
A Conservative Version
My son, if thou will receive my words, and lay up my commandments with thee,
American Standard Version
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;
Amplified
And treasure my commandments within you,
Bible in Basic English
My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind;
Darby Translation
My son, if thou receivest my words, and layest up my commandments with thee,
Julia Smith Translation
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and wilt hide my commands with thee;
King James 2000
My son, if you will receive my words, and lay up my commandments with you;
Lexham Expanded Bible
My child, if you will receive my sayings, and hide my commands with you,
Modern King James verseion
My son, if you will receive my words and hide my commandments with you,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and keep my commandments by thee,
NET Bible
My child, if you receive my words, and store up my commands within you,
New Heart English Bible
My son, if you will receive my words, and store up my commandments within you;
The Emphasized Bible
My son, if thou wilt receive my sayings, and, my commandments, wilt treasure up by thee;
Webster
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
World English Bible
My son, if you will receive my words, and store up my commandments within you;
Youngs Literal Translation
My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee,
Themes
Fear » Who shall understand the fear of the lord
Finding » Who shall find the lord
Knowledge » Who shall find the knowledge of God
The lord seeking that which was lost » The reward for seeking knowledge
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 2:1
Images Proverbs 2:1
Prayers for Proverbs 2:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Benefits Of Wisdom
1 My son, if you accept my words, and treasure my instructions 2 making your ear attentive to wisdom, and turning your heart to understanding
Cross References
Proverbs 3:1
My son, don't forget my instruction, and keep my commandments carefully in mind.
Proverbs 4:1
Listen, children, to your father's instruction, and pay attention in order to gain understanding.
Proverbs 7:1
My son, guard what I say and treasure my commands.
Deuteronomy 6:6-9
Let these words that I'm commanding you today be always on your heart.
Job 23:12
I haven't wandered away from the commands that he has spoken; I've treasured what he has said more than my own meals."
Psalm 119:9-11
How can a young man keep his behavior pure? By guarding it in accordance with your word.
Proverbs 1:3
for acquiring the discipline that produces wise behavior, righteousness, justice, and upright living;
Proverbs 4:10
Listen, my son: accept my words, and you'll live a long, long time.
Proverbs 4:20-22
My son, pay attention to my words, and listen closely to what I say.
Proverbs 6:21
by binding them to your heart continuously, fastening them around your neck.
Matthew 13:44
"The kingdom from heaven is like treasure hidden in a field that a man found and hid. In his excitement he went and sold everything he had and bought that field."
Luke 2:19
However, Mary continued to treasure all these things in her heart and to ponder them.
Luke 2:51
Then he went back with them, returning to Nazareth and remaining in submission to them. His mother continued to treasure all these things in her heart.
John 12:47-48
If anyone hears my words and doesn't keep them, I don't condemn him, because I didn't come to condemn the world, but to save it.
Luke 9:44
"Listen carefully to these words. The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into human hands."
1 Timothy 1:15
This is a trustworthy saying that deserves complete acceptance: To this world Messiah came, sinful people to reclaim.