Proverbs 2:5

"if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;"

Key Reflection

This verse encourages seeking wisdom with the same diligence one would use to find valuable treasures or precious metals. It emphasizes that wisdom is worth pursuing earnestly and diligently, suggesting its great value and the effort required to attain it.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The promise. The highest blessedness is to know GodJohn 17:3. If any distinction between “the Lord”יהוהyehovâhand “God”אלהים'elohı̂ymcan be pressed here, it is that in the former the personality, in the latter the glory, of the divine nature is prominent.

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