Proverbs 2:2

New Living Translation

Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding.

Cross References

Psalm 90:12

Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom.

Proverbs 18:1

Unfriendly people care only about themselves; they lash out at common sense.

Proverbs 2:3

Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding.

Proverbs 23:12

Commit yourself to instruction; listen carefully to words of knowledge.

Proverbs 4:1

My children, listen when your father corrects you. Pay attention and learn good judgment,

Proverbs 4:20

My child, pay attention to what I say. Listen carefully to my words.

Proverbs 6:32

But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool, for he destroys himself.

Ecclesiastes 7:25

I searched everywhere, determined to find wisdom and to understand the reason for things. I was determined to prove to myself that wickedness is stupid and that foolishness is madness.

Ecclesiastes 8:16

In my search for wisdom and in my observation of people’s burdens here on earth, I discovered that there is ceaseless activity, day and night.

Ecclesiastes 8:9

I have thought deeply about all that goes on here under the sun, where people have the power to hurt each other.

Isaiah 55:3

“Come to me with your ears wide open. Listen, and you will find life. I will make an everlasting covenant with you. I will give you all the unfailing love I promised to David.

Matthew 13:9

Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.”

Acts 17:11

And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth.