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if you cry out for the gift of discernment[a]
    and plead for understanding,
if you seek for it as for silver
    and search for it as for buried treasure,
then you will understand the fear of the Lord[b]
    and discover the knowledge of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 2:3 Wisdom . . . understanding . . . discernment: these are names for the same gift.
  2. Proverbs 2:5 Fear of the Lord: see note on Prov 1:7.