Pro 2:1-5, 5:1, 7:4, 8:32-36, 19:20, 22:17, Heb 2:1 | ESV | STEP | My son , if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you,

Proverbs 2:1-5

The Value of Wisdom

1 ^aMy son, ^bif you receive my words
and treasure up my commandments with you,
2 making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding;
3 yes, if you call out for insight
and raise your voice ^cfor understanding,
4 if you seek it like ^dsilver
and search for it as for ^ehidden treasures,
5 then ^fyou will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.

Proverbs 5:1

Warning Against Adultery

1 ^gMy son, be attentive to my wisdom;
^hincline your ear to my understanding,

Proverbs 7:4

4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and call insight your intimate friend,

Proverbs 8:32-36

32 “And now, ⁱO sons, listen to me:
^jblessed are those who keep my ways.
33 ^kHear instruction and be wise,
and do not neglect it.
34 ^lBlessed is the one who listens to me,
watching daily at my gates,
waiting beside my doors.
35 For ^mwhoever finds me ⁿfinds life
and ^oobtains favor from the Lord,
36 but he who fails to find me ^pinjures himself;
all who ^qhate me ^rlove death.”

Proverbs 19:20

20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom in ^sthe future.

Proverbs 22:17

Words of the Wise

17 ^tIncline your ear, and hear ^uthe words of the wise,
^vand apply your heart to my knowledge,

Hebrews 2:1

Warning Against Neglecting Salvation

1 Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.