Proverbs 2:4
if you seek it like you would seek silver and search for understanding as you would seek hidden treasures,This verse in the real world
In what words
- חָפַשׂchâphasto seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e. let be sought), or mask
- בָּקַשׁbâqashto search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to striv
- כֶּסֶףkeçephsilver (from its pale color); by implication, money
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Mat 13:44, Mat 19:29, Pro 16:16, Pro 8:18–19, Job 3:21, Job 28:12–20, Pro 3:14–15, Luk 16:8