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Proverbs 2:4–5

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4If you seek her as asilver

And search for her as for bhidden treasures;

5Then you will discern the afear of the Lord

And discover 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.

Cross references

  1. aProv 3:14
  2. bJob 3:21; Matt 13:44
  3. aProv 1:7

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

If thou seekest her as silver,

And searchest for her as for hid treasures;

Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord,

And find the knowledge of God.