Proverbs 2:5
ContextNET © | then you will understand 1 how to fear the Lord, 2 and you will discover 3 knowledge 4 about God. 5 |
NIV © | then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God. |
NASB © | Then you will discern the fear of the LORD And discover the knowledge of God. |
NLT © | Then you will understand what it means to fear the LORD, and you will gain knowledge of God. |
MSG © | Believe me, before you know it Fear-of-GOD will be yours; you'll have come upon the Knowledge of God. |
BBE © | Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours. |
NRSV © | then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God. |
NKJV © | Then you will understand the fear of the LORD, And find the knowledge of God. |
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NET © | then you will understand 1 how to fear the Lord, 2 and you will discover 3 knowledge 4 about God. 5 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The verb בִּין (bin, “to perceive; to understand; to discern”) refers to ability to grasp, discern or be sensitive to what it means to fear the 2 tn Heb “the fear of the 3 tn Heb “find” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV). 4 tn The term דַּעַת (da’at, “knowledge”) goes beyond cognition; it is often used metonymically (cause) for obedience (effect); see, e.g., Prov 3:6, “in all your ways acknowledge him,” and BDB 395 s.v. This means that the disciple will follow God’s moral code; for to know God is to react ethically and spiritually to his will (e.g., J. H. Greenstone, Proverbs, 18). 5 tn Heb “knowledge of God.” The noun is an objective genitive. |