Parallel Verses

New Heart English Bible

then you will understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

New American Standard Bible

Then you will discern the fear of the Lord
And discover the knowledge of God.

King James Version

Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

Holman Bible

then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and discover the knowledge of God.

International Standard Version

then you will understand the fear of the LORD and learn to know God.

A Conservative Version

then thou shall understand the fear of LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

American Standard Version

Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God.

Amplified


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.

Bible in Basic English

Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.

Darby Translation

then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, and find the knowledge of God.

Julia Smith Translation

Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, and thou shalt find the knowledge of God.

King James 2000

Then shall you understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

Lexham Expanded Bible

then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and the knowledge of God you will find.

Modern King James verseion

then you shall understand the fear of Jehovah and find the knowledge of God.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

NET Bible

then you will understand how to fear the Lord, and you will discover knowledge about God.

The Emphasized Bible

Then, shalt thou understand the reverence of Yahweh, and, the knowledge of God, shalt thou find.

Webster

Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

World English Bible

then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and find the knowledge of God.

Youngs Literal Translation

Then understandest thou fear of Jehovah, And knowledge of God thou findest.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the fear
יראה 
Yir'ah 
Usage: 45

of the Lord

Usage: 0

and find
מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

the knowledge
דּעת 
Da`ath 
Usage: 91

Devotionals

Devotionals about Proverbs 2:5

References

Fausets

Images Proverbs 2:5

Prayers for Proverbs 2:5

Context Readings

The Benefits Of Wisdom

4 If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures: 5 then you will understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. 6 For the LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 1:10-12

Now give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this your people, that is so great?"

Job 28:28

To man he said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.'"

Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 9:10

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Jeremiah 9:24

but let him who glories glory in this, that he has understanding, and knows me, that I am the LORD who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight," says the LORD.

Jeremiah 24:7

I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God; for they shall return to me with their whole heart.'

Jeremiah 31:34

and they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD'; for they shall all know me, from their least to their greatest," says the LORD: "for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin will I remember no more."

Jeremiah 32:40-41

and I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good; and I will put my fear in their hearts, that they may not depart from me.

Hosea 6:3

Let us acknowledge the LORD. Let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, The LORD will appear. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth."

Matthew 7:7-8

"Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.

Luke 10:22

"All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whomever the Son desires to reveal him."

Luke 11:9-13

"I tell you, ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you.

John 17:3

This is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.

1 John 5:20

We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

Matthew 11:27

All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son, except the Father; neither does anyone know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son desires to reveal him.

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