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Proverbs 2:10

When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

KJV

Si intraverit sapientia cor tuum, et scientia animæ tuæ placuerit,

Vulgate

ἐὰν γὰρ ἔλθῃ ἡ σοφία εἰς σὴν διάνοιαν, ἡ δὲ αἴσθησις τῇ σῇ ψυχῇ καλὴ εἶναι δόξῃ,

LXX

For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;

ASV

כִּֽי תָב֣וֹא חָכְמָ֣ה בְ/לִבֶּ֑/ךָ וְ֝/דַ֗עַת לְֽ/נַפְשְׁ/ךָ֥ יִנְעָֽם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
דָֽעַת
d't
verb · 93×
חָכְמָ֑ה
chkmh
noun · 148×
י
y
noun · 591×
י
y
noun · 752×
יִנְעָֽם
yn'm
verb · 8×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Col 3:16 — Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
  • Deut 6:6 — And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
  • Ezek 3:3 — And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
  • Jer 15:16 — Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
  • Job 23:12 — Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
  • Prov 3:17 — Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
  • Prov 4:6 — Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
  • Prov 11:9 — An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
  • Prov 12:1 — Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
  • Prov 14:27 — The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
  • Prov 18:1 — Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
  • Prov 22:18 — For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
  • Prov 24:13 — My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
  • Prov 24:14 — So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
  • Ps 17:4 — Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
  • Ps 19:10 — More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
  • Ps 104:34 — My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
  • Ps 119:11 — Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
  • Ps 119:97 — O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
  • Ps 119:162 — I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.