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Proverbs 2:5–8

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5kThen shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord,

And find the knowledge of God.

6For fthe Lord giveth wisdom:

Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

7He blayeth up gsound wisdom for the righteous:

He is a hbuckler to them that iwalk uprightly.

8He iikeepeth the paths of judgment,

And jpreserveth the way of his saints.

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Proverbs 2:4–5: if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.

Cross references

  1. kver. 5.
  2. fSee Job 32. 8.
  3. bver. 7. ch. 7. 1 in the Heb. So ch. 4. 21.
  4. gSee Job 5. 12 marg.
  5. hSee Ps. 84. 9.
  6. iSo Ps. 84. 11.
  7. iiSo ch. 16. 17.
  8. jSo 1 Sam. 2. 9. Ps. 66. 9. See Ps. 97. 10.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

then you will understand the fear of the Lord

and find the knowledge of God.

For the Lord gives wisdom;

from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;

he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;

he is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

guarding the paths of justice

and watching over the way of his saints.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

then you will understand the fear of the Lord

and find the knowledge of God.

For the Lord gives wisdom;

from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

He holds success in store for the upright,

he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,

for he guards the course of the just

and protects the way of his faithful ones.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

then you will understand the fear of the Lord

and discover the knowledge of God.

For the Lord gives wisdom;

from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

He stores up success for the upright;

He is a shield for those who live with integrity

so that he may guard the paths of justice

and protect the way of his faithful followers.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord,

and you will gain knowledge of God.

For the Lord grants wisdom!

From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest.

He is a shield to those who walk with integrity.

He guards the paths of the just

and protects those who are faithful to him.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

then you will understand the fear of Yahweh,

and the knowledge of God you will find.

For Yahweh will give wisdom;

from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

For the upright, he stores sound judgment, a shield for those who walk uprightly,

in order to guard paths of justice

and keep the way of his faithful ones.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

Then shalt 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.

He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous:

He is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

He keepeth the paths of judgment,

And preserveth the way of his saints.

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