Proverbs 2:1
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
अध्ययन टिप्पणी
Study Note
The conditionals opening Proverbs 2 — 'if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you' — establish wisdom as something sought, not automatically possessed, requiring active reception and storage. The metaphor of 'hiding' or 'treasuring' the commandments (tsaphan) implies careful interior preservation — not rote memorization but inward assimilation. The apodosis of the long conditional (2:1-4) follows in 2:5: then you will understand the fear of the Lord — showing that wisdom's reward is not wealth but deeper knowledge of God. Colossians 3:16 ('let the word of Christ dwell in you richly') and Psalm 119:11 ('I have hidden your word in my heart') develop the same internalization of divine wisdom.
अन्य अनुवाद
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;
My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee,
My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind;
क्रॉस संदर्भ
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more …
Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.