# Proverbs 2.6 **Book:** [Proverbs](/codex/proverbs/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 4. If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures: 5. Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God. > > **6. For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding:** > > 7. He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to them that walk in integrity; 8. That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints. (Proverbs 2:4-8, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 4. If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures: 5. then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and find the knowledge of God. > > **6. For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.** > > 7. He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity; 8. that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his saints. (Proverbs 2:4-8, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 4. If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; 5. Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. > > **6. For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.** > > 7. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. 8. He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. (Proverbs 2:4-8, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 4. If thou dost seek her as silver, And as hid treasures searchest for her, 5. Then understandest thou fear of Jehovah, And knowledge of God thou findest. > > **6. For Jehovah giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding.** > > 7. Even to lay up for the upright substance, A shield for those walking uprightly. 8. To keep the paths of judgment, And the way of His saints He preserveth. (Proverbs 2:4-8, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** Solomon (principal); Agur; Lemuel; wise men - **Audience:** young Israelite men in the wisdom tradition - **Location:** Israel, Solomonic court - **Time period:** principal composition c. 970-930 BC (Solomon); compilation c. 700 BC (Hezekiah) ## Theological reading ## Key words - [H3068 - YHWH](/codex/h3068-yhwh/), *YHWH* (Strong's H3068). Also appears in: [Genesis 2.4](/codex/genesis-2-4/), [Genesis 2.7](/codex/genesis-2-7/), [Genesis 2.16-17](/codex/genesis-2-16-17/). ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses. ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Tree of Knowledge Objection Defeater](/codex/tree-of-knowledge-objection-defeater/) **Concepts:** - [Tree of Knowledge Objection](/codex/tree-of-knowledge-objection/) **Lexicon:** - [G1253 - diakrisis](/codex/g1253-diakrisis/), via [Proverbs 2.1-9](/codex/proverbs-2-1-9/)