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Proverbs 2

Prov. 2:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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If thou seekest
baqash (Hebrew #1245)
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
KJV usage: ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
Pronounce: baw-kash'
Origin: a primitive root
her as silver
keceph (Hebrew #3701)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
KJV usage: money, price, silver(-ling).
Pronounce: keh'-sef
Origin: from 3700
o, and searchest
chaphas (Hebrew #2664)
to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e. let be sought), or mask
KJV usage: change, (make) diligent (search), disquise self, hide, search (for, out).
Pronounce: khaw-fas'
Origin: a primitive root
for her as for hid treasures
matmown (Hebrew #4301)
or matmun {mat-moon'}; from 2934; a secret storehouse; hence, a secreted valuable (buried); generally money
KJV usage: hidden riches, (hid) treasure(-s).
Pronounce: mat-mone'
Origin: or matmon {mat-mone'}
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Matt. 13:44• 44Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid, and for the joy of it goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth the field. (Matt. 13:44)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Prov. 3:14‑15• 14For the gain thereof [is] better than the gain of silver,{HR}And her revenue than fine gold.
 15She [is] more precious than rubies,{HR}And all the things thou canst desire are not equal to her. (Prov. 3:14‑15)
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Prov. 8:18‑19• 18Riches and honour [are] with me;{HR}Durable wealth and righteousness.
 19My fruit [is] better than gold, yea than pure gold;{HR}And my revenue than choice silver. (Prov. 8:18‑19)
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Prov. 16:16• 16{i}How much better is it to get wisdom than fine gold,{HR}And the getting of intelligence to be preferred to silver!{/i} (Prov. 16:16)
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Prov. 23:23• 23Buy the truth, and sell [it] not—{HR}Wisdom and instruction and understanding. (Prov. 23:23)
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Psa. 19:10• 10To be desired more than gold, and more than much pure gold;{HR}And sweeter than honey and the dropping of the honeycomb. (Psa. 19:10)
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Psa. 119:14,72,127• 14In the way of thy testimonies{HR}Have I rejoiced as over all wealth.
 72The law of thy mouth [is] better to me{HR}Than thousands of gold and silver.
 127Therefore I love thy commandments{HR}Above gold and above fine gold. (Psa. 119:14,72,127)
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Matt. 6:19‑21• 19Lay not up for you treasures on the earth where moth and rust consume, and where thieves dig through and steal;
 20but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven where neither moth nor rust corrupteth, and where thieves dig not through nor steal.
 21For where thy treasure is, there will be thy heart also. (Matt. 6:19‑21)
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Matt. 13:44• 44Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid, and for the joy of it goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth the field. (Matt. 13:44)
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Matt. 19:21‑22,29• 21{i}Jesus said to him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell what thou hast and give to [the] poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.{/i}
 22{i}But the young man, having heard the word, went away grieved, for he had large possessions.{/i}
 29{i}And everyone who has left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit life eternal.{/i} (Matt. 19:21‑22,29)
searchest.
Job 28:12‑20• 12But wisdom, where shall it be found?{HR}And where this, the place of understanding?
 13No mortal knoweth its price,{HR}Nor is it found in the land of the living.
 14The depth saith Not in me [is] it,{HR}And the sea saith, It [is] not with me.
 15Pure gold is not given for it,{HR}Nor is silver weighed, its price.
 16It cannot be weighed with gem of Ophir,{HR}With the precious onyx or the sapphire.
 17Gold and glass cannot equal it,{HR}Nor its exchange [be] a vessel of fine gold.
 18Coral or pearl is not to be mentioned.{HR}And the acquisition of wisdom [is] above rubies,
 19The topaz of Cush doth not match it,{HR}With the clear gem it is not weighed.
 20And wisdom, whence cometh it,{HR}And where this, the place of understanding? (Job 28:12‑20)
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Eccl. 4:8• 8There is one, and he hath not a second;{HR}Yea, he hath neither son nor brother;{HR}Yet is there no end of all his labour,{HR}Neither is his eye satisfied with riches.{HR}For whom then, do I labour, and deprive my soul of good?{HR}This also is vanity, yea, it is a sore travail. (Eccl. 4:8)
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Luke 16:8• 8And the lord praised the unrighteous steward, because he had done prudently. For the sons of this age are in respect of their own generation more prudent than the sons of light. (Luke 16:8)
• The earnest seeker must dig into the word of God, and be not content with surface findings. (“Proverbs Two” by H.A. Ironside)
• Notes and expositions may be helpful. If the writer did not so believe, he would not now be putting pen to paper. But if these works of uninspired men be permitted to take the place of the sure Word of the living God, the result can only be baneful in the extreme. The result of such one-sided study will be that men will draw their thoughts from one another, in place of from the great reservoir of truth itself. (“Proverbs Two” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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if thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for hidden treasures:

W. Kelly Translation

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If thou seek her as silver{HR}And search for her as for hid treasures;