Proverbs 2:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Makeלְהַקְשִׁ֣יב
(le·hak·shiv)
7181: to incline (ears), attenda prim. root
your earאָזְנֶ֑ךָ
(a·ze·ne·cha;)
241: an earfrom an unused word
attentive 
 
7181: to incline (ears), attenda prim. root
to wisdom,לַֽחָכְמָ֣ה
(la·cha·che·mah)
2451: wisdomfrom chakam
Inclineתַּטֶּ֥ה
(tat·teh)
5186: to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, benda prim. root
your heartלִ֝בְּךָ֗
(lib·be·cha)
3820: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab
to understanding;לַתְּבוּנָֽה׃
(lat·te·vu·nah.)
8394: an understandingfrom bin


















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.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
listening closely to wisdom and directing your heart to understanding;

International Standard Version
making your ear attentive to wisdom, and turning your heart to understanding—

NET Bible
by making your ear attentive to wisdom, and by turning your heart to understanding,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And you will incline your ear to wisdom and turn your heart to understanding

GOD'S WORD® Translation
if you pay close attention to wisdom, and let your mind reach for understanding,

King James 2000 Bible
So that you incline your ear unto wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;
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