King James Version
Proverbs 2:1 in the King James Version says “My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;”
Proverbs 2:1 · KJV
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; liftest: Heb. givest thy voice
KJV Study — Public Domain
“My son”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
“and hide”
H6845to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
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