Proverbs 2:2

New Century Version

Listen carefully to wisdom; set your mind on understanding.

Cross References

Psalm 90:12

Teach us how short our lives really are so that we may be wise.

Proverbs 18:1

Unfriendly people are selfish and hate all good sense.

Proverbs 2:3

Cry out for wisdom, and beg for understanding.

Proverbs 23:12

Remember what you are taught, and listen carefully to words of knowledge.

Proverbs 4:1

My children, listen to your father’s teaching; pay attention so you will understand.

Proverbs 4:20

My child, pay attention to my words; listen closely to what I say.

Proverbs 6:32

A man who takes part in adultery has no sense; he will destroy himself.

Ecclesiastes 7:25

I studied and tried very hard to find wisdom, to find some meaning for everything. I learned that it is foolish to be evil, and it is crazy to act like a fool.

Ecclesiastes 8:16

I tried to understand all that happens on earth. I saw how busy people are, working day and night and hardly ever sleeping.

Ecclesiastes 8:9

I saw all of this as I considered all that is done here on earth. Sometimes people harm those they control.

Isaiah 55:3

Come to me and listen; listen to me so you may live. I will make an agreement with you that will last forever. I will give you the blessings I promised to David.

Matthew 13:9

Let those with ears use them and listen.”

Acts 17:11

These people were more willing to listen than the people in Thessalonica. The Bereans were eager to hear what Paul and Silas said and studied the Scriptures every day to find out if these things were true.