Proverbs 2:4

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Proverbs 2:4

If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

Thou

Searchest

Job 28:12

Ecclesiastes 4:8

Luke 16:8

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Bible References

Thou

For the gain thereof is better than the gain of silver, and her revenue than fine gold.

Riches and honour are with me; durable wealth and righteousness.

How much better is it to get wisdom than fine gold, and the getting of intelligence to be preferred to silver!

Buy the truth, and sell it not; wisdom, and instruction, and intelligence.

They are more precious than gold, yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey and the dropping of the honeycomb.

I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all wealth.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust spoils, and where thieves dig through and steal;

The kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hid in the field, which a man having found has hid, and for the joy of it goes and sells all whatever he has, and buys that field.

Jesus said to him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell what thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

Searchest

But wisdom, where shall it be found? and where is the place of understanding?

There is one alone and without a second; also he hath neither son nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour, neither is his eye satisfied with riches, and he saith not, For whom then am I labouring, and depriving my soul of good? This also is vanity and a grievous occupation.

And the lord praised the unrighteous steward because he had done prudently. For the sons of this world are, for their own generation, more prudent than the sons of light.

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But wisdom, where shall it be found? and where is the place of understanding?

For the gain thereof is better than the gain of silver, and her revenue than fine gold.

Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold:

Apply thy heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.