 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 ; if thou seekest...  The Wesleyan-Methodist Magazine - Page 841879Full view - About this book
 | Charles Simeon - Sermons - 1810 - 516 pages
...knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding, ifthou seekest her as silver, and searches! for her as for hid treasures, then shall thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God; for the Lord giveth wisdom; out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding."11... | |
 | Thomas Scott - Sermons, English - 1810 - 498 pages
...understanding ; yea, if thou criest af" ter knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for under" standing: if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest *' for her as for hid treasures ; then thak thou undcr" stand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge " of God." (Prov. ii. 1 — 6.)... | |
 | Church of Scotland - Presbyterianism - 1810 - 636 pages
...2. So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding : Ver. 3. Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding : Ver. 4. If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures : Ver. 5. Then... | |
 | Thomas Scott - Calvinism - 1811 - 408 pages
...theej so that thou incline thine eat " unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understand* " ing : yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and " liftest up thy...for " hid treasures: then shall thou understand the feaf " of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God 5 for " the LORD giveth wisdom/'2 We do not expect... | |
 | Charles Simeon - Sermons - 1810 - 528 pages
...wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; yea, if thou crjfst after A now ledge, mid lifte.it up thy voice for understanding; if thou seekest her...silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of Cod. For the 'Lord giveth wisdom:... | |
 | Rev. John Thornton - Ethics - 1811 - 106 pages
...attained without diligence. Hear now the counsel which a wise father gave to his son, " If thou crifcst after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding...thou seekest her as. silver, and searchest for her as hid treasures; then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God." Proverbs... | |
 | Samuel Hopkins - Millennium (Eschatology) - 1811 - 536 pages
...and I count all things but loss, for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord."f ** If thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy...understanding : If thou seekest her as silver, and searches! for her, as for hid treasures ; then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord ; and find... | |
 | John Dick - Bible - 1811 - 302 pages
...truth and duty be the only objects of your inquiries ; and the issue will be such as we wish it. " If thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy...understanding ; if thou seekest her as silver, and searches! for her as for hid treasures ; then shall thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find... | |
 | Henry Venn - Christian life - 1811 - 464 pages
...emphatically expresses the need we must feel of that gift. " If thou criest after knowledge, and liftcst up thy voice for understanding ; if thou seekest her as silver, and searches! for her as for hid treasure." Our Lord points out the same feeling as essential to prayer... | |
 | Edward Williams - Calvinism - 1812 - 582 pages
...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...and searchest for her, as for hid treasures ; then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord ; andjind the knowledge of t*W. For the Lord giveth wisdom;... | |
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