Proverbs 2:4

New Living Translation

Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures.

Cross References

Genesis 26:32

That very day Isaac’s servants came and told him about a new well they had dug. “We’ve found water!” they exclaimed.

Job 3:21

They long for death, and it won’t come. They search for death more eagerly than for hidden treasure.

Psalm 119:127

Truly, I love your commands more than gold, even the finest gold.

Psalm 119:14

I have rejoiced in your laws as much as in riches.

Psalm 119:72

Your instructions are more valuable to me than millions in gold and silver.

Psalm 19:10

They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold. They are sweeter than honey, even honey dripping from the comb.

Proverbs 16:16

How much better to get wisdom than gold, and good judgment than silver!

Proverbs 2:3

Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding.

Proverbs 23:23

Get the truth and never sell it; also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment.

Proverbs 4:7

Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do! And whatever else you do, develop good judgment.

Proverbs 8:17

“I love all who love me. Those who search will surely find me.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

This is the case of a man who is all alone, without a child or a brother, yet who works hard to gain as much wealth as he can. But then he asks himself, “Who am I working for? Why am I giving up so much pleasure now?” It is all so meaningless and depressing.

Matthew 13:44

“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field.

Matthew 19:29

And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property, for my sake, will receive a hundred times as much in return and will inherit eternal life.

Luke 16:8

“The rich man had to admire the dishonest rascal for being so shrewd. And it is true that the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with the world around them than are the children of the light.