Proverbs 2:4 Cross References - BBE

⁴ If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth;

²¹ To those whose desire is for death, but it comes not; who are searching for it more than for secret wealth;

¹² But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge? ¹³ Man has not seen the way to it, and it is not in the land of the living. ¹⁴ The deep waters say, It is not in me: and the sea says, It is not with me. ¹⁵ Gold may not be given for it, or a weight of silver in payment for it. ¹⁶ It may not be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the onyx of great price, or the sapphire. ¹⁷ Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold. ¹⁸ There is no need to say anything about coral or crystal; and the value of wisdom is greater than that of pearls. ¹⁹ The topaz of Ethiopia is not equal to it, and it may not be valued with the best gold. ²⁰ From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?

¹⁰ More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.

¹⁴ I have taken as much delight in the way of your unchanging word, as in all wealth.

⁷² The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.

¹²⁷ For this reason I have greater love far your teachings than for gold, even for shining gold.

¹⁴ For trading in it is better than trading in silver, and its profit greater than bright gold. ¹⁵ She is of more value than jewels, and nothing for which you may have a desire is fair in comparison with her.

¹⁸ Wealth and honour are in my hands, even wealth without equal and righteousness. ¹⁹ My fruit is better than gold, even than the best gold; and my increase is more to be desired than silver.

¹⁶ How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! and to get knowledge is more to be desired than silver.

²³ Get for yourself that which is true, and do not let it go for money; get wisdom and teaching and good sense.

⁸ It is one who is by himself, without a second, and without son or brother; but there is no end to all his work, and he has never enough of wealth. For whom, then, am I working and keeping myself from pleasure? This again is to no purpose, and a bitter work.

¹⁹ Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away. ²⁰ But make a store for yourselves in heaven, where it will not be turned to dust and where thieves do not come in to take it away: ²¹ For where your wealth is, there will your heart be.

⁴⁴ The kingdom of heaven is like a secret store of wealth in a field, which a man came across and put back again; and in his joy he goes and gives all he has, to get that field.

²¹ Jesus said to him, If you have a desire to be complete, go, get money for your property, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come after me. ²² But hearing these words the young man went away sorrowing: for he had much property.

²⁹ And everyone who has given up houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or child, or land, for my name, will be given a hundred times as much, and have eternal life.

⁸ And his lord was pleased with the false servant, because he had been wise; for the sons of this world are wiser in relation to their generation than the sons of light.