Proverbs 2:4

New American Bible - revised edition

If you seek her like silver, and like hidden treasures search her out,

Cross References

Matthew 13:44

“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

Matthew 19:29

And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times more, and will inherit eternal life.

Proverbs 16:16

How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is preferable to silver.

Job 3:21

They wait for death and it does not come; they search for it more than for hidden treasures.

Luke 16:8

And the master commended that dishonest steward for acting prudently. Application of the Parable. “For the children of this world are more prudent in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

those all alone with no companion, with neither child nor sibling—with no end to all their toil, and no satisfaction from riches. For whom do I toil and deprive myself of good things? This also is vanity and a bad business.

Proverbs 23:23

Buy truth and do not sell: wisdom, instruction, understanding!

Psalm 119:127

Truly I love your commandments more than gold, more than the finest gold.

Psalm 119:72

The law of your mouth is more precious to me than heaps of silver and gold.

Psalm 119:14

I find joy in the way of your testimonies more than in all riches.

Psalm 19:10

The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever. The statutes of the Lord are true, all of them just;

Proverbs 2:3

Yes, if you call for intelligence, and to understanding raise your voice;

Proverbs 8:17

Those who love me I also love, and those who seek me find me.

Genesis 26:32

That same day Isaac’s servants came and informed him about the well they had been digging; they told him, “We have reached water!”

Proverbs 4:7

The beginning of wisdom is: get wisdom; whatever else you get, get understanding.