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Text -- Proverbs 2:1-7 (NET)
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Benefits of Seeking Wisdom
2:1 My child , if you receive my words , and store up my commands within you,
2:2 by making your ear attentive to wisdom , and by turning your heart to understanding ,
2:3 indeed , if you call out for discernment – raise your voice for understanding –
2:4 if you seek it like silver , and search for it like hidden treasure ,
2:5 then you will understand how to fear the Lord , and you will discover knowledge about God .
2:6 For the Lord gives wisdom , and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding .
2:7 He stores up effective counsel for the upright , and is like a shield for those who live with integrity ,
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Wisdom |
Personification |
Young Men |
Knowledge |
Desire |
Righteousness |
Hunger |
Seekers |
Integrity |
Prayer |
Walking |
Gifts from God |
BUCKLER |
APPLY |
Thistle |
GOD, 2 |
PROVIDENCE, 1 |
Hind |
Fear of God |
TREASURE; TREASURER; TREASURY |
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expand allCommentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes
NET Notes -> Pro 2:1; Pro 2:1; Pro 2:1; Pro 2:1; Pro 2:2; Pro 2:2; Pro 2:2; Pro 2:2; Pro 2:2; Pro 2:3; Pro 2:3; Pro 2:3; Pro 2:3; Pro 2:4; Pro 2:4; Pro 2:4; Pro 2:4; Pro 2:5; Pro 2:5; Pro 2:5; Pro 2:5; Pro 2:5; Pro 2:6; Pro 2:6; Pro 2:6; Pro 2:6; Pro 2:7; Pro 2:7; Pro 2:7; Pro 2:7; Pro 2:7; Pro 2:7; Pro 2:7; Pro 2:7
NET Notes: Pro 2:1 The verb “to store up” (צָפַן, tsafan; cf. NAB, NLT “treasure”) in the second colon qualifies th...
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NET Notes: Pro 2:3 Heb “give your voice”; the expression is idiomatic for raising or lifting the voice to make a sound that carries further (e.g., Jer 2:15)....
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NET Notes: Pro 2:4 The verb חָפַשׂ (khafas) means “to dig; to search” (BDB 344 s.v.; cf. NCV “hunt for it”). ...
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NET Notes: Pro 2:6 The verb “comes” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity and smoothness.
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