The Meaning of Proverbs 2:1 Explained

Proverbs 2:1

KJV: My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

YLT: My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee,

Darby: My son, if thou receivest my words, and layest up my commandments with thee,

ASV: My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Proverbs 2:1?

MEANING: What does Proverbs 2:1 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Proverbs 2:1 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Proverbs 2:1?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

My son,  if thou wilt receive  my words,  and hide  my commandments  with thee; 

What does Proverbs 2:1 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 2:1-22 - Wisdom Guards From Evil
Several words are reiterated in this chapter, which will unlock its treasures. Understanding, Proverbs 2:2-3; Proverbs 2:5; Proverbs 2:9; Proverbs 2:11. If wisdom is a moral quality, leading to intuitive knowledge, understanding may be taken to include something of a prophetic strain. Understanding gathers up and makes use of the results of observation and experience, whether of oneself or of others.
Notice also the word walk, Proverbs 2:7; Proverbs 2:13; way, Proverbs 2:8; Proverbs 2:12-13; Proverbs 2:15; Proverbs 2:20; paths, Proverbs 2:8; Proverbs 2:13; Proverbs 2:15; Proverbs 2:18-20. See how eager the Divine Teacher is (l) to deliver the unwary from the way of the evil man, Proverbs 2:12, and from the way of the evil woman, Proverbs 2:16; and (2) to direct the feet of the young into the ways of the good and into the paths of the righteous, Proverbs 2:20. The path of safety and permanence is that in which we are perpetually conscious of the presence of the Master, Christ. He is the unseen companion of the soul in its difficult and perilous pilgrimage; and we may, in that companionship, appropriate the buckler of Proverbs 2:7, the integrity of Proverbs 2:8, and the stability of Proverbs 2:21. [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 2

1  wisdom promises godliness to her children
10  and safety from evil company
20  and direction in good ways

What do the individual words in Proverbs 2:1 mean?

My son if you receive my words and my commands treasure within you
בְּ֭נִי אִם־ תִּקַּ֣ח אֲמָרָ֑י וּ֝מִצְוֺתַ֗י תִּצְפֹּ֥ן אִתָּֽךְ

בְּ֭נִי  My  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
תִּקַּ֣ח  you  receive 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
אֲמָרָ֑י  my  words 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: אֵמֶר 
Sense: utterance, speech, word, saying, promise, command.
וּ֝מִצְוֺתַ֗י  and  my  commands 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: מִצְוָה  
Sense: commandment.
תִּצְפֹּ֥ן  treasure 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: צָפַן 
Sense: to hide, treasure, treasure or store up.
אִתָּֽךְ  within  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
Root: אֵת 
Sense: with, near, together with.

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