Proverbs 2:3

“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;" - Proverbs 2:3
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What does Proverbs 2:3 mean?

Proverbs 2:3 (KJV) states, "Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding." This verse is part of a larger passage that focuses on the value and benefits of seeking wisdom and understanding. In this verse, the writer encourages the reader to…

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The Pursuit of Wisdom: A Heart Cry for Knowledge

Proverbs 2:3 states, "Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding." This verse beckons us to reflect deeply on our relationship with wisdom and the manner in which we seek it. The book of Proverbs, often regarded as a treasure trove of wisdom…

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A Cry for Knowledge and Understanding

O Lord, Eternal and Wise, As I come before Your glorious presence today, I invoke the promise of Your Word, especially the wisdom found in Proverbs 2:3. "Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;" I recognize that Your wisdom is not merely…

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Proverbs 2:3 - "Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;"
Proverbs 3:2 - "For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee."
"For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee." - Proverbs 3:2
Proverbs 3:1-2 - "My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity."
Proverbs 3:9-10
Proverbs 3:5-6
Proverbs 3:5-6
Proverbs 2:2
Proverbs 23:3 - "Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat."
Proverbs 1:3 - "To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;"
Proverbs 24:3 - "Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:"
Proverbs 3:32 - "For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous."
Proverbs 3:8 - "It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones."
Proverbs 3:31 - "¶ Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways."
Proverbs 15:3 - "The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good."
Proverbs 25:3 - "The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable."
Proverbs 3:13 - "¶ Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding."
Proverbs 26:3 - "A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back."
Proverbs 8:3 - "She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors."
Proverbs 3:3 - "Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:"
Proverbs 17:3 - "The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts."
Proverbs 3:9 - "Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:"
Proverbs 3:33 - "¶ The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just."
Proverbs 21:3 - "To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice."
Proverbs 18:3 - "When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach."
Proverbs 30:3 - "I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy."
Proverbs 3:25 - "Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh."
Proverbs 12:3 - "A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved."
Proverbs 20:3 - "It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling."