Proverbs 2:2

"So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;"

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All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.

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Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

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These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

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So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

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All Translations

BBE BBE

So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge;

DBY DBY

so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom [and] thou apply thy heart to understanding;

KJV King James Version

So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;

WBT WBT

So that thou incline thy ear to wisdom, and apply thy heart to understanding;

WEB WEB

So as to turn your ear to wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding;

YLT YLT

To cause thine ear to attend to wisdom, Thou inclinest thy heart to understanding,