Proverbs 2:5
then you will understand how to relate to the Lord and discover the truth about God.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
In Context
4if you look for it as if it were silver and search for it as if it were hidden treasure;
6The Lord is the source of wisdom; what he says provides knowledge that makes sense.
Cross References
Job 28:28He said to humankind, ‘To reverence the Lord is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
Proverbs 9:10Honoring the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; knowledge of the Holy One brings insight.
Isaiah 33:6He will be your constant support throughout your lives an abundant source of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. Reverence for the Lord is what makes Zion rich.
Jeremiah 24:7I will give them the desire to know me, to know that I am the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will come back completely committed to me.
Jeremiah 32:40I will make an everlasting agreement with them: I'm never going to stop doing them good and I will help them to respect me so that they won't ever abandon me.
Matthew 7:7Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 2:2-10
The Search after Wisdom Encouraged. 1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; 2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; 3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; 4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; 5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord , and find the knowledge of God. 6 For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and… Read the whole commentary →