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Proverbs 2:5
then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses a student who has been commanded to pursue wisdom with relentless diligence. The statement functions as the conditional result following the search described in the preceding verse.
The words — תָּ֭בִין (Ta.vin) translates to "you will discern," and תִּמְצָֽא (tim.Tza') translates to "you will find." Both verbs frame the outcome as an active acquisition rather than a passive occurrence.
The thread — The concept anchors to Proverbs 1:7, where fearing Yahweh initiates knowledge, and aligns with the pursuit of divine wisdom in 2 Chronicles 1:10 and the relational knowledge promised in Jeremiah 24:7.
Why it lands — The text demands that spiritual perception be treated as a deliberate pursuit requiring sustained effort. It requires the reader to actively seek until discernment and found knowledge of God are secured.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
- Jeremiah 24:7 I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their heart.
- 2 Chronicles 1:10 Now grant me wisdom and knowledge, so that I may lead this people. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
- Jeremiah 32:40 I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from Me.
- Luke 10:22 All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”
- Luke 11:9 So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
- 1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
- Jeremiah 9:24 But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.
- Matthew 11:27 All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
- Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.