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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• 44The kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hid in the field, which a man having found has hid, and for the joy of it goes and sells all whatever he has, and buys that 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, and her revenue than fine gold.
 15She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not equal unto her. (Prov. 3:14‑15)
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Prov. 8:18‑19• 18Riches and honour are with me; durable wealth and righteousness.
 19My fruit is better than fine gold, yea, than pure gold; and my revenue than choice silver. (Prov. 8:18‑19)
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Prov. 16:16• 16How much better is it to get wisdom than fine gold, and the getting of intelligence to be preferred to silver! (Prov. 16:16)
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Prov. 23:23• 23Buy the truth, and sell it not; wisdom, and instruction, and intelligence. (Prov. 23:23)
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Psa. 19:10• 10They are more precious than gold, yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey and the dropping of the honeycomb. (Psa. 19:10)
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Psa. 119:14,72,127• 14I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all wealth.
 72The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
 127Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold. (Psa. 119:14,72,127)
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Matt. 6:19‑21• 19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust spoils, and where thieves dig through and steal;
 20but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust spoils, and where thieves do not dig through nor steal;
 21for where thy treasure is, there will be also thy heart. (Matt. 6:19‑21)
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Matt. 13:44• 44The kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hid in the field, which a man having found has hid, and for the joy of it goes and sells all whatever he has, and buys that field. (Matt. 13:44)
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Matt. 19:21‑22,29• 21Jesus 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.
 22But the young man, having heard the word, went away grieved, for he had large possessions.
 29And every one 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. (Matt. 19:21‑22,29)
searchest.
Job 28:12‑20• 12But wisdom, where shall it be found? and where is the place of understanding?
 13Man knoweth not the value thereof; and it is not found in the land of the living.
 14The deep saith, It is not in me; and the sea saith, It is not with me.
 15Choice gold cannot be given for it, nor silver be weighed for its price.
 16It is not set in the balance with gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, and the sapphire.
 17Gold and glass cannot be compared to it, nor vessels of fine gold be its exchange.
 18Corals and crystal are no more remembered; yea, the acquisition of wisdom is above rubies.
 19The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be compared to it, neither shall it be set in the balance with pure gold.
 20Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? (Job 28:12‑20)
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Eccl. 4:8• 8There is one alone and without a second; also he hath neither son nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour, neither is his eye satisfied with riches, and he saith not, For whom then am I labouring, and depriving my soul of good? This also is vanity and a grievous occupation. (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 world are, for 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: