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Proverbs 2:3
| ← Proverbs 2:2 | Proverbs 2:3 (KJV) | Proverbs 2:4 → |
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So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, [and] apply thine heart to understanding;
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Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, [and] liftest up thy voice for understanding;
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If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as [for] hid treasures;
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
Yea, if thou criestH7121 after knowledgeH998, and liftest upH5414 thy voiceH6963 for understandingH8394;
Original Hebrew
כִּי אִם לַבִּינָה תִקְרָא לַתְּבוּנָה תִּתֵּן קֹולֶךָ׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
כִּ֤י |
ki | H3588 | HC | that |
אִ֣ם |
'im | H518 | HC | except |
לַ/בִּינָ֣ה |
la./bi.Nah | H998 | HRd/Ncfsa | to (the)/ discernment |
תִקְרָ֑א |
tik.Ra' | H7121 | HVqi2ms | you will call |
לַ֝/תְּבוּנָ֗ה |
la./te.vu.Nah | H8394 | HRd/Ncfsa | to (the)/ understanding |
תִּתֵּ֥ן |
ti.Ten | H5414 | HVqi2ms | you will give |
קוֹלֶֽ/ךָ |
ko.Le./cha | H6963 | HNcmsc/Sp2ms | voice/ your |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H998 — בִּינָה (bîynâh, bee-naw'): from בִּין; understanding; knowledge, meaning, [idiom] perfectly, understanding, wisdom.
- H5414 — נָתַן (nâthan, naw-than'): a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.
- H6963 — קוֹל (qôwl, kole): or קֹל; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound; [phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.
- H7121 — קָרָא (qârâʼ, kaw-raw'): a primitive root (rather identical with קָרָא through the idea of accosting a person met); to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications); bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
- H8394 — תָּבוּן (tâbûwn, taw-boon'): and (feminine) תְּבוּנָה; or תּוֹבֻנָה; from בִּין; intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice; discretion, reason, skilfulness, understanding, wisdom.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H518 — אִם (ʼim, eem): a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not; (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), though, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] unless, [phrase] verily, when, whereas, whether, while, [phrase] yet.
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- if — 1 Kings 3:9-12, 1 Chronicles 22:12, Psalms 25:4-5, Psalms 119:34, Psalms 119:73, Psalms 119:125, Psalms 119:169, Proverbs 3:6, Proverbs 8:17, Luke 11:13, Ephesians 1:17-18, James 1:5
Reciprocal references (6): 1 Kings 10:1, Job 5:27, Proverbs 8:34, John 7:28, Acts 10:2, 2 Timothy 2:7
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: KNOWLEDGE-IGNORANCE, WISDOM-FOLLY
- Torrey’s: FEAR, GODLY
- Nave’s: DESIRE, HUNGER, PERSONIFICATION, PRAYER, SEEKERS, WISDOM, YOUNG MEN
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