Proverbs 2:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 1:7 : 7 The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.
  • Luke 11:9-9 : 9 And I say to you, Make requests, and they will be answered; what you are searching for, you will get; when you give the sign, the door will be open to you. 10 For to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire; and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open. 11 And which of you, being a father, will give a stone to his son, who makes request for bread? or for a fish, will give him a snake? 12 Or for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If, then, you who are evil are able to give good things to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who make request to him?
  • John 17:3 : 3 And this is eternal life: to have knowledge of you, the only true God, and of him whom you have sent, even Jesus Christ.
  • 1 John 5:20 : 20 And we are certain that the Son of God has come, and has given us a clear vision, so that we may see him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
  • 2 Chr 1:10-12 : 10 Give me now wisdom and knowledge, so that I may go out and come in before this people: for who is able to be the judge of this great people of yours? 11 And God said to Solomon, Because this was in your heart, and you did not make request for money, property, or honour, or for the destruction of your haters, or for long life; but you have made request for wisdom and knowledge for yourself, so that you may be the judge of my people over whom I have made you king: 12 Wisdom and knowledge are given to you; and I will give you wealth and honour, such as no king has had before you or ever will have after you.
  • Job 28:28 : 28 And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.
  • Luke 10:22 : 22 All things have been given to me by my Father: and no one has knowledge of the Son, but only the Father: and of the Father, but only the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.
  • Prov 9:10 : 10 The fear of the Lord is the start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One gives a wise mind
  • Jer 9:24 : 24 But if any man has pride, let it be in this, that he has the wisdom to have knowledge of me, that I am the Lord, working mercy, giving true decisions, and doing righteousness in the earth: for in these things I have delight, says the Lord.
  • Jer 24:7 : 7 And I will give them a heart to have knowledge of me, that I am the Lord: and they will be my people, and I will be their God: for they will come back to me with all their heart.
  • Jer 31:34 : 34 And no longer will they be teaching every man his neighbour and every man his brother, saying, Get knowledge of the Lord: for they will all have knowledge of me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord: for they will have my forgiveness for their evil-doing, and their sin will go from my memory for ever.
  • Jer 32:40-41 : 40 And I will make an eternal agreement with them, that I will never give them up, but ever do them good; and I will put the fear of me in their hearts, so that they will not go away from me. 41 And truly, I will take pleasure in doing them good, and all my heart and soul will be given to planting them in this land in good faith.
  • Hos 6:3 : 3 And let us have knowledge, let us go after the knowledge of the Lord; his going out is certain as the dawn, his decisions go out like the light; he will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the earth.
  • Matt 7:7-8 : 7 Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you: 8 Because to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire, and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.
  • Matt 11:27 : 27 All things have been given to me by my Father; and no one has knowledge of the Son, but the Father; and no one has knowledge of the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 9:10
    84%

    10 The fear of the Lord is the start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One gives a wise mind

  • Prov 2:6
    83%

    6 For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason:

  • Prov 2:2-4
    3 verses
    82%

    2 So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge;

    3 Truly, if you are crying out for good sense, and your request is for knowledge;

    4 If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth;

  • Prov 1:5-7
    3 verses
    80%

    5 (The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)

    6 To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.

    7 The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.

  • Job 28:27-28
    2 verses
    79%

    27 Then he saw it, and put it on record; he gave it its fixed form, searching it out completely.

    28 And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.

  • Prov 1:2
    78%

    2 To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason:

  • Ps 111:10
    78%

    10 The fear of the Lord is the best part of wisdom: all those who keep his laws are wise: his praise is eternal.

  • Prov 2:9-11
    3 verses
    77%

    9 Then you will have knowledge of righteousness and right acting, and upright behaviour, even of every good way.

    10 For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul;

    11 Wise purposes will be watching over you, and knowledge will keep you;

  • Isa 33:6
    76%

    6 And she will have no more fear of change, being full of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of the Lord is her wealth.

  • Prov 24:14
    75%

    14 So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

  • Prov 3:4
    75%

    4 So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.

  • Prov 8:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9 They are all true to him whose mind is awake, and straightforward to those who get knowledge.

    10 Take my teaching, and not silver; get knowledge in place of the best gold.

  • Job 28:12
    74%

    12 But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge?

  • Prov 8:12-13
    2 verses
    74%

    12 I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise purposes.

    13 The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.

  • Prov 3:13
    74%

    13 Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.

  • Prov 4:7
    74%

    7 The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.

  • Prov 14:26-27
    2 verses
    74%

    26 For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place.

    27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death.

  • Job 28:20
    73%

    20 From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?

  • Prov 18:15
    73%

    15 The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.

  • Prov 15:33
    73%

    33 The fear of the Lord is the teaching of wisdom; and a low opinion of oneself goes before honour.

  • Prov 22:4
    73%

    4 The reward of a gentle spirit and the fear of the Lord is wealth and honour and life.

  • Prov 19:23
    73%

    23 The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.

  • Ps 34:11
    73%

    11 Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.

  • Job 11:6-7
    2 verses
    73%

    6 And would make clear to you the secrets of wisdom, and the wonders of his purpose!

    7 Are you able to take God's measure, to make discovery of the limits of the Ruler of all?

  • 1 Sam 2:3
    73%

    3 Say no more words of pride; let not uncontrolled sayings come out of your mouths: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, by him acts are judged.

  • Job 15:8
    72%

    8 Were you present at the secret meeting of God? and have you taken all wisdom for yourself?

  • Prov 1:29
    72%

    29 For they were haters of knowledge, and did not give their hearts to the fear of the Lord:

  • Ps 139:1
    72%

    1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> O Lord, you have knowledge of me, searching out all my secrets.

  • Prov 8:35
    72%

    35 For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.

  • Job 34:16
    72%

    16 If you are wise, take note of this; give ear to the voice of my words.

  • Prov 14:6
    72%

    6 The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.

  • Prov 5:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1 My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:

    2 So that you may be ruled by a wise purpose, and your lips may keep knowledge.

  • Prov 8:5
    72%

    5 Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.

  • Eccl 7:18
    72%

    18 It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God will be free of the two.

  • Prov 24:4
    71%

    4 And by knowledge its rooms are full of all dear and pleasing things.

  • Ps 25:14
    71%

    14 The secret of the Lord is with those in whose hearts is the fear of him; he will make his agreement clear to them.

  • Job 5:27
    71%

    27 See, we have made search with care, and it is so; it has come to our ears; see that you take note of it for yourself.

  • Prov 3:19
    71%

    19 The Lord by wisdom put in position the bases of the earth; by reason he put the heavens in their place.