Proverbs 2:4

World English Bible (2000)

If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures:

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  • Matt 13:44 : 44 "Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.
  • Job 3:21 : 21 Who long for death, but it doesn't come; and dig for it more than for hidden treasures,
  • Job 28:12-20 : 12 "But where shall wisdom be found? Where is the place of understanding? 13 Man doesn't know its price; Neither is it found in the land of the living. 14 The deep says, 'It isn't in me.' The sea says, 'It isn't with me.' 15 It can't be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for its price. 16 It can't be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. 17 Gold and glass can't equal it, neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold. 18 No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal. Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies. 19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold. 20 Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?
  • Ps 19:10 : 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yes, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the extract of the honeycomb.
  • Ps 119:14 : 14 I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches.
  • Ps 119:72 : 72 The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. YUD
  • Ps 119:127 : 127 Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, yes, more than pure gold.
  • Prov 3:14-15 : 14 For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold. 15 She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.
  • Prov 8:18-19 : 18 With me are riches, honor, enduring wealth, and prosperity. 19 My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold; my yield than choice silver.
  • Prov 16:16 : 16 How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
  • Prov 23:23 : 23 Buy the truth, and don't sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.
  • Eccl 4:8 : 8 There is one who is alone, and he has neither son nor brother. There is no end to all of his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with wealth. "For whom then, do I labor, and deprive my soul of enjoyment?" This also is vanity. Yes, it is a miserable business.
  • Matt 6:19-21 : 19 "Don't lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don't break through and steal; 21 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
  • Matt 19:21-22 : 21 Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." 22 But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions.
  • Matt 19:29 : 29 Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.
  • Luke 16:8 : 8 "His lord commended the dishonest manager because he had done wisely, for the children of this world are, in their own generation, wiser than the children of the light.

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  • Prov 3:13-16
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    13Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.

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  • Prov 4:5-8
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    16How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

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    4by your wisdom and by your understanding you have gotten yourself riches, and have gotten gold and silver into your treasures;

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    24Lay your treasure in the dust, the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.

  • Deut 4:29
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    29But from there you shall seek Yahweh your God, and you shall find him, when you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.

  • Prov 2:10-11
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  • Prov 25:4
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    4Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner;

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    20Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?

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    17I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me.

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    10Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above rubies.

  • Job 8:5
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    5If you want to seek God diligently, make your supplication to the Almighty.

  • Prov 3:4
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    4So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

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    2to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

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    20that you should take it to its bound, that you should discern the paths to its house?

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    1Doesn't wisdom cry out? Doesn't understanding raise her voice?

    2On the top of high places by the way, where the paths meet, she stands.

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    20There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swallows it up.

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    15It can't be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for its price.

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    16"If now you have understanding, hear this. Listen to the voice of my words.

  • Job 3:21
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    21Who long for death, but it doesn't come; and dig for it more than for hidden treasures,

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    13Take firm hold of instruction. Don't let her go. Keep her, for she is your life.