Proverbs 2:3-6 in English

³ Yea, if thou cry after discernment, And lift up thy voice for understanding;

⁴ If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures:

⁵ Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding:

³ For if thou shalt call to wisdom, and utter thy voice for understanding;

⁴ and if thou shalt seek it as silver, and search diligently for it as for treasures;

⁵ then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the Lord gives wisdom; and from his presence come knowledge and understanding,

³ Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;

⁴ If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

⁵ Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

³ Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;

⁴ If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

⁵ Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

³ For it you shall call to wisdom, and utter your voice for understanding;

⁴ and if you shall seek it as silver, and search diligently for it as for treasures;

⁵ then shall you understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the Lord gives wisdom; and from his presence come knowledge and understanding,

³ Yea, if thou cry after discernment, and lift up thy voice for understanding;

⁴ If thou seek her as silver, and search for her as for hid treasures;

⁵ Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the LORD giveth wisdom; out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding:

³ Call out to God to get insight; plead with him to help you to understand more of what he wants you to know.

⁴ Search eagerly for wisdom, like you would search for silver, like you would search for a treasure that someone has hidden.

⁵ If you do that, you will understand how to revere Yahweh, and you will succeed in knowing God.

⁶ Yahweh is the one who gives us wisdom. He is the one who tells us things that we need to know and understand.

³ For it you shall call to wisdom, and utter your voice for understanding;

⁴ and if you shall seek it as silver, and search diligently for it as for treasures;

⁵ then shall you understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the Lord gives wisdom; and from his presence come knowledge and understanding,

³ yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;

⁴ if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;

⁵ then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

³ yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;

⁴ if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;

⁵ then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

³ yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;

⁴ if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;

⁵ then you will understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

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;

⁵ Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.

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

³ yea, if thou criest after discernment and liftest up thy voice to understanding;

⁴ if thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for hidden treasures:

⁵ then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For Jehovah giveth wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

³ For if thou shalt call for wisdom, and incline thy heart to prudence:

⁴ If thou shalt seek her as money, and shalt dig for her as for a treasure:

⁵ Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and shalt find the knowledge of God.

⁶ Because the Lord giveth wisdom: and out of his mouth cometh prudence and knowledge.

³ if you cry out for insight and call loudly for help in understanding;

⁴ if you look for it as if it were silver and search for it as if it were hidden treasure;

⁵ then you will understand how to relate to the Lord and discover the truth about God.

⁶ The Lord is the source of wisdom; what he says provides knowledge that makes sense.

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

⁴ If thou seekest her as siluer, and searchest for her as for treasures,

⁵ Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and finde the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the Lord giueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding.

³ Yea, if thou call for understanding, and lift up thy voice for discernment;

⁴ If thou seek her as silver, and search for her as for hid treasures;

⁵ Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the LORD giveth wisdom, out of His mouth cometh knowledge and discernment;

³ Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, And liftest up thy voice for understanding;

⁴ If thou seekest her as silver, And searchest for her as for hid treasures;

⁵ Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, And find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the Lord giveth wisdom: Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

³ For if thou wilt call after intelligence; if after understanding thou wilt lift up thy voice;

⁴ If thou wilt seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures:

⁵ Then wilt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and the knowledge of God wilt thou find.

⁶ For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

³ For if thou shalt call to wisdom, And utter thy voice for understanding;

⁴ And if thou shalt seek it as silver, And search diligently for it as for treasures;

⁵ Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, And find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the Lord gives wisdom; And from his presence come knowledge and understanding,

³ For if thou wilt call aloud to knowledge, And lift up thy voice to understanding,—

⁴ If thou wilt seek her as silver, And search for her as for hidden treasures,

⁵ Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, And find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the LORD giveth wisdom; From his mouth proceed knowledge and understanding:

³ Yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;

⁴ If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures:

⁵ then you will understand the fear of Adonai , and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For Adonai gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

³ If you cry out for understanding and raise your voice for it,

⁴ if you seek it like you would seek silver and search for understanding as you would seek hidden treasures,

⁵ then you will understand the fear of Yahweh and you will find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For Yahweh gives wisdom, from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

³ yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;

⁴ if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;

⁵ then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

³ yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;

⁴ if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;

⁵ then you will understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

³ Yes, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;

⁴ If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

⁵ Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

³ yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;

⁴ if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;

⁵ then you will understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

³ yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;

⁴ if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;

⁵ then you will understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

³ For if thou inwardly callest wisdom, and bowest thine heart to prudence;

⁴ if thou seekest it as money, and diggest it out as treasures;

⁵ then thou shalt understand the dread of the Lord, and shalt find the knowing of God.

⁶ For the Lord giveth wisdom; and prudence and knowing is of his mouth.

³ For if thou inwardly callest (to) wisdom, and bowest thine heart to(ward) prudence;

⁴ if thou seekest it as money, and diggest it out as treasures;

⁵ then thou shalt understand the dread of the Lord, and shalt find the knowing of God. (then thou shalt understand the fear of the Lord or then thou shalt understand reverence for the Lord, and shalt find the knowledge of God.)

⁶ For the Lord giveth wisdom; and prudence and knowing is of his mouth. (For the Lord giveth wisdom; and understanding and knowledge cometh from his mouth.)

³ For, if for intelligence thou callest, For understanding givest forth thy voice,

⁴ If thou dost seek her as silver, And as hid treasures searchest for her,

⁵ Then understandest thou fear of Jehovah, And knowledge of God thou findest.

⁶ For Jehovah giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding.