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Yes, if you cry out for insight,
And lift up your voice for understanding;
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If you seek skillful and godly wisdom as you would silver
And search for her as you would hidden treasures;
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Then you will understand the [reverent] fear of the Lord [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome]
And discover the knowledge of God.

Cross References

Matthew 13:44

“The kingdom of heaven is like a [very precious] treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid again; then in his joy he goes and sells all he has and buys that field [securing the treasure for himself].

Job 3:21

Who wait for death, but it does not come,
And dig (search) for death more [diligently] than for hidden treasures,

Job 28:12-20

“But where can wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?

Psalm 19:10

They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.

Psalm 119:14

I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.

Psalm 119:72

The law from Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

Psalm 119:127

Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold,
Yes, more than refined gold.

Proverbs 3:14-15

For wisdom’s profit is better than the profit of silver,
And her gain is better than fine gold.

Proverbs 8:18-19

“Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring wealth and righteousness (right standing with God).

Proverbs 16:16

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.

Proverbs 23:23

Buy truth, and do not sell it;
Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

There was a certain man—without a dependent, having neither a child nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches and he never asked, “For whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure?” This too is vanity (a wisp of smoke, self-conceit); yes, it is a painful effort and an unhappy task.

Matthew 6:19-21

“Do not store up for yourselves [material] treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

Matthew 19:21-22

Jesus answered him, “If you wish to be perfect [that is, have the spiritual maturity that accompanies godly character with no moral or ethical deficiencies], go and sell what you have and give [the money] to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me [becoming My disciple, believing and trusting in Me and walking the same path of life that I walk].”

Matthew 19:29

And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms for My name’s sake will receive many times as much, and will inherit eternal life.

Luke 16:8

And his master commended the unjust manager [not for his misdeeds, but] because he had acted shrewdly [by preparing for his future unemployment]; for the sons of this age [the non-believers] are shrewder in relation to their own kind [that is, to the ways of the secular world] than are the sons of light [the believers].

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