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Proverbs 2:3–5

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3Yea, if thou criest after cknowledge,

And †liftest up thy voice for understanding;

4If thou seekest her das silver,

And searchest for her as for ehid treasures;

5kThen shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord,

And find the knowledge of God.

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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.

Footnotes

  1. cch. 1:2. & 4:1, 5, 7, &c. So ch. 3:5. & 23:4 in the Heb.
  2. †Heb. givest thy voice. See Ps. 46:6.
  3. dSo ch. 3:14.
  4. eJob 3:21. So Matt. 13:44.
  5. kver. 5.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

yes, if you call out for insight

and raise your voice for understanding,

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.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

indeed, if you call out for insight

and cry aloud for understanding,

and if you look for it as for silver

and search for it as for hidden treasure,

then you will understand the fear of the Lord

and find the knowledge of God.

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

furthermore, if you call out to insight

and lift your voice to understanding,

if you seek it like silver

and search for it like hidden treasure,

then you will understand the fear of the Lord

and discover the knowledge of God.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

Cry out for insight,

and ask for understanding.

Search for them as you would for silver;

seek them like hidden treasures.

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

and you will gain knowledge of God.

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

For if you cry out for understanding,

if you lift your voice for insight,

if you seek her like silver

and search her out like treasure,

then you will understand the fear of Yahweh,

and the knowledge of God you will find.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press