Proverbs 2:2-6

²so as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;b

³yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;c

⁴if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;d

⁵then you will understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.e

⁶For the LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.f

Proverbs 2 is a father’s extended meditation on the rewards of pursuing wisdom. It unfolds as a single, carefully crafted poem: a conditional promise. If the son receives wisdom’s words and actively searches for understanding as for hidden treasure, then he will understand the fe

References· Proverbs 2

a: v.1 — Proverbs 3:1, Proverbs 1:3, Proverbs 4:1, Deuteronomy 6:6-9, John 12:47-48, Proverbs 7:1, Proverbs 4:20-22, Proverbs 6:21, Psalms 119:9-11, Job 23:12
b: v.2 — Proverbs 23:12, Proverbs 18:1, Psalms 119:111-112, Psalms 90:12, Matthew 13:9, Proverbs 22:17-21, Ecclesiastes 8:9, Isaiah 55:3, Ecclesiastes 8:16, Acts 17:11
c: v.3 — James 1:5, Ephesians 1:17-18, Proverbs 3:6, Psalms 25:4-5, 1 Kings 3:9-12, Psalms 119:125, Psalms 119:169, Psalms 119:34, Luke 11:13, 1 Chronicles 22:12
d: v.4 — Matthew 13:44, Matthew 19:29, Proverbs 16:16, Job 28:12-20, Proverbs 8:18-19, Job 3:21, Psalms 119:14, Psalms 119:72, Proverbs 3:14-15, Psalms 119:127
e: v.5 — Proverbs 1:7, Jeremiah 24:7, 2 Chronicles 1:10-12, Jeremiah 32:40-41, Luke 10:22, Luke 11:9-13, 1 John 5:20, Matthew 11:27, Jeremiah 9:24, Matthew 7:7-8
f: v.6 — Ephesians 1:17-18, James 1:5, Luke 21:15, Job 32:8, Isaiah 54:13, Psalms 119:98, John 6:45, 1 Kings 3:12, Daniel 2:23, James 1:17
g: v.7 — James 3:15-17, Proverbs 30:5, Psalms 84:11, 1 Corinthians 3:18-19, 1 Corinthians 1:19, 2 Timothy 3:15-17, 1 Corinthians 1:30, Proverbs 28:18, Proverbs 14:8, 1 Corinthians 2:6-7
h: v.8 — Psalms 23:3, 1 Samuel 2:9, John 10:28-29, Psalms 145:20, Psalms 66:9, Psalms 37:23-24, Jude 1:24, Psalms 37:28, Psalms 1:6, Proverbs 8:20
i: v.11 — Proverbs 4:6, Ephesians 5:15, Psalms 25:21, Ecclesiastes 10:10, Psalms 119:9-11, Ecclesiastes 9:15-18, Proverbs 6:22-24

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