Proverbs 2:4
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- 13 The conditional particle now reiterates the initial conditional clause of this introductory section (1–4); the apodosis will follow in v. 5.
- 14 The verb בָּקַשׁ (baqash) means “to search for; to seek; to investigate” ( 134 ). This calls for the same diligence one would have in looking for silver.
- 15 The two similes affirm that the value placed on the object will influence the eagerness and diligence in the pursuit and development of wisdom (e.g., Job 28:9–11). The point is not only that the object sought is valuable, but that the effort will be demanding but rewarding.
- 16 The verb חָפַשׂ (khafas) means “to dig; to search” ( 344 ; cf. “hunt for it”). The Arabic cognate means “to dig for water.” It is used literally of Joseph searching his brothers’ sacks (Gen 44:12) and figuratively for searching the soul (Ps 64:7). This is a more emphatic word than the one used in the first colon and again emphasizes that acquiring wisdom will be demanding.
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if you seek it like silver
and search for it as for hidden treasures,
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and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,
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if you seek it like silver
and search for it like hidden treasure,
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Search for them as you would for silver;
seek them like hidden treasures.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
if you seek her like silver
and search her out like treasure,
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KJV 1900King James Version
If thou seekest her as silver,
And searchest for her as for hid treasures;
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