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Christian Standard Bible ®
Proverbs 2:3
furthermore, if you call out to insightand lift your voice to understanding,
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Hebrew Names Version
Yes, if you call out for discernment, And lift up your voice for understanding;
Yes, if you call out for discernment, And lift up your voice for understanding;
King James Version
Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
English Standard Version
yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding,
yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding,
New Century Version
Cry out for wisdom, and beg for understanding.
Cry out for wisdom, and beg for understanding.
New English Translation
indeed, if you call out for discernment— raise your voice for understanding—
indeed, if you call out for discernment— raise your voice for understanding—
Amplified Bible
Yes, if you cry out for insight, And lift up your voice for understanding;
Yes, if you cry out for insight, And lift up your voice for understanding;
New American Standard Bible
For if you cry out for insight, And raise your voice for understanding;
For if you cry out for insight, And raise your voice for understanding;
World English Bible
Yes, if you call out for discernment, And lift up your voice for understanding;
Yes, if you call out for discernment, And lift up your voice for understanding;
Geneva Bible (1587)
(For if thou callest after knowledge, and cryest for vnderstanding:
(For if thou callest after knowledge, and cryest for vnderstanding:
Legacy Standard Bible
For if you call out for understanding,Give your voice for discernment;
For if you call out for understanding,Give your voice for discernment;
Berean Standard Bible
if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding,
if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding,
Contemporary English Version
Beg as loud as you can for good common sense.
Beg as loud as you can for good common sense.
Complete Jewish Bible
yes, if you will call for insight and raise your voice for discernment,
yes, if you will call for insight and raise your voice for discernment,
Darby Translation
yea, if thou criest after discernment [and] liftest up thy voice to understanding;
yea, if thou criest after discernment [and] liftest up thy voice to understanding;
Easy-to-Read Version
Ask for good judgment. Cry out for understanding.
Ask for good judgment. Cry out for understanding.
George Lamsa Translation
Yea, if you cry after knowledge and lift up your voice to understanding,
Yea, if you cry after knowledge and lift up your voice to understanding,
Good News Translation
Yes, beg for knowledge; plead for insight.
Yes, beg for knowledge; plead for insight.
Lexham English Bible
For if you cry out for understanding, if you lift your voice for insight,
For if you cry out for understanding, if you lift your voice for insight,
Literal Translation
For if you cry for discernment, lifting up your voice for understanding;
For if you cry for discernment, lifting up your voice for understanding;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For yf thou criest after wy?dome, & callest for knowlege:
For yf thou criest after wy?dome, & callest for knowlege:
American Standard Version
Yea, if thou cry after discernment, And lift up thy voice for understanding;
Yea, if thou cry after discernment, And lift up thy voice for understanding;
Bible in Basic English
Truly, if you are crying out for good sense, and your request is for knowledge;
Truly, if you are crying out for good sense, and your request is for knowledge;
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Yea, if thou call for understanding, and lift up thy voice for discernment;
Yea, if thou call for understanding, and lift up thy voice for discernment;
King James Version (1611)
Yea if thou cryest after knowledge, and liftest vp thy voyce for vnderstanding:
Yea if thou cryest after knowledge, and liftest vp thy voyce for vnderstanding:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For if thou cryest after wisdome, and cryest for knowledge:
For if thou cryest after wisdome, and cryest for knowledge:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For it thou shalt call to wisdom, and utter thy voice for understanding;
For it thou shalt call to wisdom, and utter thy voice for understanding;
English Revised Version
Yea, if thou cry after discernment, and lift up thy voice for understanding;
Yea, if thou cry after discernment, and lift up thy voice for understanding;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For if thou inwardli clepist wisdom, and bowist thin herte to prudence;
For if thou inwardli clepist wisdom, and bowist thin herte to prudence;
Update Bible Version
Yes, if you cry after discernment, And lift up your voice for understanding;
Yes, if you cry after discernment, And lift up your voice for understanding;
Webster's Bible Translation
Yes, if thou criest after knowledge, [and] liftest up thy voice for understanding;
Yes, if thou criest after knowledge, [and] liftest up thy voice for understanding;
New King James Version
Yes, if you cry out for discernment, And lift up your voice for understanding,
Yes, if you cry out for discernment, And lift up your voice for understanding,
New Living Translation
Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding.
Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding.
New Life Bible
If you cry out to know right from wrong, and lift your voice for understanding;
If you cry out to know right from wrong, and lift your voice for understanding;
New Revised Standard
if you indeed cry out for insight, and raise your voice for understanding;
if you indeed cry out for insight, and raise your voice for understanding;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Yea if, for understanding, thou cry aloud, for knowledge, utter thy voice;
Yea if, for understanding, thou cry aloud, for knowledge, utter thy voice;
Douay-Rheims Bible
For if thou shalt call for wisdom, and incline thy heart to prudence:
For if thou shalt call for wisdom, and incline thy heart to prudence:
Revised Standard Version
yes, if you cry out for insight and raise your voice for understanding,
yes, if you cry out for insight and raise your voice for understanding,
Young's Literal Translation
For, if for intelligence thou callest, For understanding givest forth thy voice,
For, if for intelligence thou callest, For understanding givest forth thy voice,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
For if you cry for discernment, Lift your voice for understanding;
For if you cry for discernment, Lift your voice for understanding;
Contextual Overview
1My son, if you accept my words 2listening closely to wisdomand directing your heart to understanding; 3furthermore, if you call out to insightand lift your voice to understanding,4if you seek it like silverand search for it like hidden treasure, 5then you will understand the fear of the Lordand discover the knowledge of God. 6For the Lord gives wisdom;from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. 7He stores up success for the upright;He is a shield for those who live with integrity 8so that he may guard the paths of justiceand protect the way of his faithful followers. 9Then you will understand righteousness, justice,and integrity—every good path.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
if: Proverbs 3:6, Proverbs 8:17, 1 Kings 3:9-12, 1 Chronicles 22:12, Psalms 25:4, Psalms 25:5, Psalms 119:34, Psalms 119:73, Psalms 119:125, Psalms 119:169, Luke 11:13, Ephesians 1:17, Ephesians 1:18, James 1:5
liftest up thy voice: Heb. givest thy voice
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 10:1 - concerning Job 5:27 - we have searched Proverbs 8:34 - watching John 7:28 - whom Acts 10:2 - and prayed Philippians 3:15 - God 2 Timothy 2:7 - and
Cross-References
Genesis 2:2
On the seventh day God had completed his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.
On the seventh day God had completed his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.
Genesis 2:3
God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, for on it he rested from all his work of creation.
God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, for on it he rested from all his work of creation.
Genesis 2:4
These are the records of the heavens and the earth, concerning their creation. At the time that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,
These are the records of the heavens and the earth, concerning their creation. At the time that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,
Genesis 2:7
Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
Genesis 2:8
The Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he placed the man he had formed.
The Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he placed the man he had formed.
Genesis 2:10
A river went out from Eden to water the garden. From there it divided and became the source of four rivers.
A river went out from Eden to water the garden. From there it divided and became the source of four rivers.
Genesis 2:11
The name of the first is Pishon, which flows through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.
The name of the first is Pishon, which flows through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.
Genesis 2:12
Gold from that land is pure; bdellium and onyx are also there.
Gold from that land is pure; bdellium and onyx are also there.
Genesis 2:13
The name of the second river is Gihon, which flows through the entire land of Cush.
The name of the second river is Gihon, which flows through the entire land of Cush.
Genesis 2:14
The name of the third river is Tigris, which runs east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
The name of the third river is Tigris, which runs east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Yea, if thou criest after knowledge,.... Of God, Christ, and the Gospel; not only bow the ear and bend the mind to these things, but importunately and fervently pray for them; not only attend the ministry of the word by men, but cry to God to give the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of divine and spiritual things; which supposes some sense of a want of it, an hearty desire for it, having some apprehension of the worth and value of it; and that it is to be had, as there is indeed great reason to hope for and expect it, James 1:5;
[and] liftest up thy voice for understanding; for Christ, who is understanding as well as wisdom, Proverbs 8:14; or rather for an understanding of the Gospel and the mysteries of it, which men do not naturally understand; and for which there must be an understanding given, or the eyes of the understanding must be enlightened; or Christ, by his spirit and grace, must open the understanding, that it may understand these things; which is granted to those who lift up their voice in prayer for it.
