Proverbs 2:4

Geneva Bible (1560)

If thou seekest her as siluer, & searchest for her as for treasures,

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  • Matt 13:44 : 44 Againe, the kingdom of heauen is like vnto a treasure hid in ye field, which when a man hath found, he hideth it, & for ioy thereof departeth & selleth all that he hath, and buieth that field.
  • Job 3:21 : 21 Which long for death, and if it come not, they would euen search it more then treasures:
  • Job 28:12-20 : 12 But where is wisdome found? and where is the place of vnderstanding? 13 Man knoweth not the price thereof: for it is not found in the land of the liuing. 14 The depth sayth, It is not in mee: the sea also sayth, It is not with me. 15 Golde shall not be giuen for it, neyther shall siluer be weighed for the price thereof. 16 It shall not be valued with the wedge of golde of Ophir, nor with the precious onix, nor the saphir. 17 The golde nor the chrystall shall be equall vnto it, nor the exchange shalbe for plate of fine golde. 18 No mention shall be made of coral, nor of the gabish: for wisedome is more precious then pearles. 19 The Topaz of Ethiopia shal not be equall vnto it, neither shall it be valued with the wedge of pure gold. 20 Whence then commeth wisedome? And where is the place of vnderstanding,
  • Ps 19:10 : 10 And more to be desired then golde, yea, then much fine golde: sweeter also then honie and the honie combe.
  • Ps 119:14 : 14 I haue had as great delight in the way of thy testimonies, as in all riches.
  • Ps 119:72 : 72 The Lawe of thy mouth is better vnto me, then thousands of golde and siluer.
  • Ps 119:127 : 127 Therefore loue I thy commaundements aboue golde, yea, aboue most fine golde.
  • Prov 3:14-15 : 14 For the marchandise thereof is better then the marchandise of siluer, and the gaine thereof is better then golde. 15 It is more precious then pearles: and all things that thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto her.
  • Prov 8:18-19 : 18 Riches and honour are with me: euen durable riches and righteousnesse. 19 My fruite is better then golde, euen then fine golde, and my reuenues better then fine siluer.
  • Prov 16:16 : 16 Howe much better is it to get wisedome then golde? and to get vnderstanding, is more to be desired then siluer.
  • Prov 23:23 : 23 Bye the trueth, but sell it not: likewise wisdome, and instruction, and vnderstanding.
  • Eccl 4:8 : 8 There is one alone, & there is not a second, which hath neither sonne nor brother, yet is there none end of all his trauaile, neither can his eye be satisfied with riches: neither doeth he thinke, For whome doe I trauaile and defraude my soule of pleasure? this also is vanitie, and this is an euill trauaile.
  • Matt 6:19-21 : 19 Lay not vp treasures for your selues vpon the earth, where the mothe & canker corrupt, and where theeues digge through and steale. 20 But lay vp treasures for your selues in heauen, where neither the mothe nor canker corrupteth, & where theeues neither digge through, nor steale. 21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
  • Matt 19:21-22 : 21 Iesus sayd vnto him, If thou wilt be perfite, go, sell that thou hast, & giue it to the poore, and thou shalt haue treasure in heauen, & come, and followe me. 22 And when the yong man heard that saying, he went away sorowfull: for he had great possessions.
  • Matt 19:29 : 29 And whosoeuer shal forsake houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my Names sake, he shall receiue an hundreth folde more, and shall inherite euerlasting life.
  • Luke 16:8 : 8 And the Lorde commended the vniust stewarde, because he had done wisely. Wherefore the children of this worlde are in their generation wiser then the children of light.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 2:1-3
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    1My sonne, if thou wilt receiue my wordes, and hide my commandements within thee,

    2And cause thine eares to hearken vnto wisdome, and encline thine heart to vnderstanding,

    3(For if thou callest after knowledge, and cryest for vnderstanding:

  • Prov 2:5
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    5Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and finde the knowledge of God.

  • Prov 3:13-16
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    13Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding.

    14For the marchandise thereof is better then the marchandise of siluer, and the gaine thereof is better then golde.

    15It is more precious then pearles: and all things that thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto her.

    16Length of dayes is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory.

  • Prov 24:14
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    14So shall the knowledge of wisdome be vnto thy soule, if thou finde it, and there shall be an ende, and thine hope shall not be cut off.

  • Prov 8:9-12
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    9They are all plaine to him that will vnderstande, and streight to them that woulde finde knowledge.

    10Receiue mine instruction, and not siluer, and knowledge rather then fine golde.

    11For wisdome is better then precious stones: and all pleasures are not to be compared vnto her.

    12I wisdome dwell with prudence, and I find foorth knowledge and counsels.

  • Job 28:1
    74%

    1The siluer surely hath his veyne, and ye gold his place, where they take it.

  • Prov 8:35
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    35For he that findeth me, findeth life, and shal obteine fauour of the Lord.

  • Prov 4:5-8
    4 verses
    74%

    5Get wisedom: get vnderstading: forget not, neither decline from the woordes of my mouth.

    6Forsake her not, and shee shall keepe thee: loue her and shee shall preserue thee.

    7Wisedome is the beginning: get wisedome therefore: and aboue all thy possession get vnderstanding.

    8Exalt her, and she shall exalt thee: she shall bring thee to honour, if thou embrace her.

  • Job 28:12-13
    2 verses
    74%

    12But where is wisdome found? and where is the place of vnderstanding?

    13Man knoweth not the price thereof: for it is not found in the land of the liuing.

  • Prov 16:16
    73%

    16Howe much better is it to get wisedome then golde? and to get vnderstanding, is more to be desired then siluer.

  • Ezek 28:4
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    4With thy wisedome and thine vnderstanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten golde and siluer into thy treasures.

  • Job 22:24
    72%

    24Thou shalt lay vp golde for dust, and the gold of Ophir, as the flintes of the riuers.

  • Deut 4:29
    72%

    29But if from thence thou shalt seeke the Lord thy God, thou shalt finde him, if thou seeke him with all thine heart, and with all thy soule.

  • Prov 2:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and knowledge deliteth thy soule,

    11Then shall counsell preserue thee, and vnderstanding shall keepe thee,

  • Prov 25:4
    72%

    4Take the drosse from the siluer, and there shall proceede a vessell for the finer.

  • Job 28:20
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    20Whence then commeth wisedome? And where is the place of vnderstanding,

  • Prov 8:17
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    17I loue them that loue me: and they that seeke me earely, shall finde me.

  • Prov 31:10
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    10Who shall finde a vertuous woman? for her price is farre aboue the pearles.

  • Job 8:5
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    5Yet if thou wilt early seeke vnto God, and pray to the Almightie,

  • Prov 3:4
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    4So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstanding in the sight of God and man.

  • Prov 9:4
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    4Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, she sayth,

  • Prov 1:2
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    2To knowe wisdome, and instruction, to vnderstand ye wordes of knowledge,

  • Eccl 7:25
    71%

    25(7:27) I haue compassed about, both I and mine heart to knowe and to enquire and to search wisedome, and reason, and to knowe the wickednesse of follie, and the foolishnesse of madnesse,

  • Prov 9:16
    70%

    16Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, shee sayth also,

  • Prov 20:15
    70%

    15There is golde, and a multitude of precious stones: but the lips of knowledge are a precious iewel.

  • Job 15:8
    70%

    8Hast thou heard the secret counsell of God, and doest thou restraine wisedome to thee?

  • Job 38:20
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    20That thou shouldest receiue it in the boundes thereof, and that thou shouldest knowe the paths to the house thereof?

  • Prov 7:4
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    4Say vnto wisedome, Thou art my sister: and call vnderstanding thy kinswoman,

  • Prov 19:8
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    8He that possesseth vnderstanding, loueth his owne soule, and keepeth wisdome to finde goodnesse.

  • Prov 8:1-2
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    1Doeth not wisedome crie? and vnderstanding vtter her voyce?

    2She standeth in the top of the high places by the way in the place of the paths.

  • Prov 21:20
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    20In the house of the wise is a pleasant treasure and oyle: but a foolish man deuoureth it.

  • Job 28:15
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    15Golde shall not be giuen for it, neyther shall siluer be weighed for the price thereof.

  • Job 34:16
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    16And if thou hast vnderstanding, heare this and hearken to the voyce of my wordes.

  • Job 3:21
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    21Which long for death, and if it come not, they would euen search it more then treasures:

  • Prov 4:13
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    13Take holde of instruction, and leaue not: keepe her, for shee is thy life.