Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth;
New American Standard Bible
And search for her as for
King James Version
If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
Holman Bible
and search for it like hidden treasure,
International Standard Version
if you seek it like silver and search for it like hidden treasure,
A Conservative Version
if thou seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures,
American Standard Version
If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures:
Amplified
If you seek skillful and godly wisdom as you would silver
And search for her as you would hidden treasures;
Darby Translation
if thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for hidden treasures:
Julia Smith Translation
If thou wilt seek her as silver, and dig for her as hidden treasure;
King James 2000
If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hid treasures;
Lexham Expanded Bible
if you seek her like silver and search her out {like treasure},
Modern King James verseion
if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If thou seekest after her as after money, and diggest for her as for treasures;
NET Bible
if you seek it like silver, and search for it like hidden treasure,
New Heart English Bible
If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures:
The Emphasized Bible
If thou seek her as silver, and, like hid treasure, thou search for her,
Webster
If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
World English Bible
If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures:
Youngs Literal Translation
If thou dost seek her as silver, And as hid treasures searchest for her,
Themes
Fear » Who shall understand the fear of the lord
Godly Fear » Searching the scriptures gives the understanding of
Finding » Who shall find the lord
Knowledge » May become a hinderance instead of a help to men » The pursuit of encouraged
Knowledge » Danger of » Pursuit of
Knowledge » Who shall find the knowledge of God
Silver » Illustrative » (labor of seeking for,) of diligence required for attaining knowledge
The lord seeking that which was lost » The reward for seeking knowledge
Understanding » Who understands
Wisdom » True wisdom, general references to » The search for
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 2:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Benefits Of Wisdom
3 Truly, if you are crying out for good sense, and your request is for knowledge; 4 If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth; 5 Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.
Cross References
Matthew 13:44
The kingdom of heaven is like a secret store of wealth in a field, which a man came across and put back again; and in his joy he goes and gives all he has, to get that field.
Job 3:21
To those whose desire is for death, but it comes not; who are searching for it more than for secret wealth;
Job 28:12-20
But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
Psalm 19:10
More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.
Psalm 119:14
I have taken as much delight in the way of your unchanging word, as in all wealth.
Psalm 119:72
The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.
Psalm 119:127
For this reason I have greater love far your teachings than for gold, even for shining gold.
Proverbs 3:14-15
For trading in it is better than trading in silver, and its profit greater than bright gold.
Proverbs 8:18-19
Wealth and honour are in my hands, even wealth without equal and righteousness.
Proverbs 16:16
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! and to get knowledge is more to be desired than silver.
Proverbs 23:23
Get for yourself that which is true, and do not let it go for money; get wisdom and teaching and good sense.
Ecclesiastes 4:8
It is one who is by himself, without a second, and without son or brother; but there is no end to all his work, and he has never enough of wealth. For whom, then, am I working and keeping myself from pleasure? This again is to no purpose, and a bitter work.
Matthew 6:19-21
Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away.
Matthew 19:21-22
Jesus said to him, If you have a desire to be complete, go, get money for your property, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come after me.
Matthew 19:29
And everyone who has given up houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or child, or land, for my name, will be given a hundred times as much, and have eternal life.
Luke 16:8
And his lord was pleased with the false servant, because he had been wise; for the sons of this world are wiser in relation to their generation than the sons of light.