(For if thou callest after knowledge, [a]and cryest for understanding:

If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for [b]treasures,

Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the [c]knowledge of God.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 2:3 Meaning, that we must seek the knowledge of God with care and diligence.
  2. Proverbs 2:4 Showing that no labor must be spared.
  3. Proverbs 2:5 This (saith he) is the true wisdom, to know and fear God.

Bible Gateway Recommends