On that day, Isaac’s servants came and told them about the well they had dug. The servants said, “We found water in that well.”
Proverbs 2:4 - Easy To Read Version Look for wisdom like silver. Look for it like a hidden treasure. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If thou seekest her as silver, And searchest for her as for hid treasures; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If you seek [Wisdom] as for silver and search for skillful and godly Wisdom as for hidden treasures, American Standard Version (1901) If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures: Common English Bible Seek it like silver; search for it like hidden treasure. Catholic Public Domain Version if you will seek her like money, and dig for her as if for treasure, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If thou shalt seek her as money, and shalt dig for her as for a treasure: |
On that day, Isaac’s servants came and told them about the well they had dug. The servants said, “We found water in that well.”
That person wants to die,\par but death does not come.\par That sad person searches for death\par more than for hidden treasure.\par
I enjoy studying your Agreement {\cf2\super [587]} \par more than anything.\par
Lord, your teachings are good for me.\par They are better than 1,000 pieces\par of silver and gold.\par
The Lord’s teachings are worth more than the best gold.\par They are sweeter than the best honey\par that comes straight from the honeycomb.\par
Wisdom is worth much more than gold. Understanding is worth much more than silver.
Truth, wisdom, learning, and understanding are worth paying money for. And they are worth far too much to ever sell.
Wisdom begins when you decide to get wisdom. So use everything you own to get wisdom! \{Then you will become wise.\}
I love people who love me.\par And if people try hard to find me,\par they will find me.\par
A person might not have any family. He might not have a son or even a brother. But that person will continue to work very, very hard. That person is never satisfied with what he has. And he works so hard that he never stops and asks himself, “Why am I working so hard? Why don’t I let myself enjoy my life?” This is also a very bad and senseless thing.
“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. One day a man found the treasure. The man was very happy to find the treasure. He hid the treasure in the field again. The man went and sold everything that he owned to buy that field.
And every person that has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, children, or farms to follow me will get much more than he left. And that person will have life forever.
Later, the master told the dishonest manager that he had done a smart thing. Yes, worldly people are smarter \{in their business\} with the people of their time than spiritual people are.