Proverbs 2:10

In 11 translations

BSB

For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.

KJV

¶ When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

WEB

For wisdom will enter into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

ASV

For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;

LSV

For wisdom comes into your heart, || And knowledge is pleasant to your soul,

YLT

For wisdom cometh into thy heart, And knowledge to thy soul is pleasant,

DBY

When wisdom entereth into thy heart and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul,

DRC

If wisdom shall enter into thy heart, and knowledge please thy soul:

GNV

When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and knowledge deliteth thy soule,

JPS

For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, and knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;

LXXE

For if wisdom shall come into thine understanding, and discernment shall seem pleasing to thy soul,

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Original-language editions

WLC

כִּֽי־תָב֣וֹא חָכְמָ֣ה בְלִבֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝דַ֗עַת לְֽנַפְשְׁךָ֥ יִנְעָֽם׃

LXX-Br

Ἐὰν γὰρ ἔλθῃ ἡ σοφία εἰς σὴν διάνοιαν, ἡ δὲ αἴσθησις τῇ σῇ ψυχῇ καλὴ εἶναι δόξῃ,

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Cross-references most cited first

• Jeremiah 15:16Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.
• Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
• Job 23:12I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
• Psalms 119:162I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoil.
• Psalms 19:10They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
• Proverbs 24:13–14Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste. Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.
• Proverbs 18:1–2He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment. A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.
• Psalms 104:34May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
• Psalms 119:111Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
• Proverbs 14:33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; even among fools she is known.
• Psalms 119:97Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation.
• Psalms 119:103How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!

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