‏ Proverbs 2:5

5then you will understand ▼
▼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 Lord.
how to fear the Lord, ▼
▼tn Heb “the fear of the Lord.” The noun is an objective genitive; the Lord is to be the object of fear and reverence.

and you will discover ▼
▼tn Heb “find” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV).
knowledge ▼
▼tn The term דַּעַת (daʿat, “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).
about God. ▼
▼tn Heb “knowledge of God.” The noun is an objective genitive.

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