Proverbs 2:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 2:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 2:4 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 2:4 — KJV
“If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;”
— Proverbs 2:4 (KJV)
Proverbs 2:4 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 2:4
“They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 2:4: hid, treasures
“When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. wedge: Heb. tongue”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 2:4: silver, hid
“So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 2:4: silver, hid
“So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD. things...: Heb. holy things of David”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 2:4: silver, treasures
“Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 2:4: silver, treasures
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