Proverbs 2:4 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

If thou dost seek her as silver, And as hid treasures searchest for her,

English ASV

If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures:

English Amplified

If you seek [Wisdom] as for silver and search for skillful and godly Wisdom as for hidden treasures,

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

If you seek [Wisdom] as for silver and search for skillful and godly Wisdom as for hidden treasures,

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure,

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

if you seek it like silver and search for it like hidden treasure,

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

if thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for hidden treasures:

English EASY 2024

Look for wisdom as carefully as you would look for silver or valuable jewels.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Look for wisdom like silver. Search for it like hidden treasure.

if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Look for it as hard as you would for silver or some hidden treasure.

English God's Word - GW 1995

if you search for wisdom as if it were money and hunt for it as if it were hidden treasure,

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

if you seek it like silver and search for it like hidden treasure,

English KJV 1611

If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

English LSB

If you seek her as silver And search for her as for hidden treasures;

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

if you seek her as silver and search for her as for hidden treasures,

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

If you seek her as silver And search for her as for hidden treasures;

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

If you seek her like silver, and like hidden treasures search her out:

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

if you seek it like silver, and search for it like hidden treasure,

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Look for it as you would look for silver. Search for it as you would search for hidden treasure.

English NIV

and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure,

English NKJ 1982

If you seek her as silver, And search for her as for hidden treasures;

English NLT

Search for them as you would for lost money or hidden treasure.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

if you seek it like silver, and search for it as for hidden treasures--

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

For if you keep seeking it like a man would seek for sterling silver, searching in hidden places for cherished treasure,

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures;

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

and are searching for them as you would for lost money or hidden treasure, then wisdom will be given you and knowledge of God himself;

English Tyndale 1537

If thou seekest after her as after money, and diggest for her as for treasures:

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