Proverbs 2:5
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and shalt find the knowledge of God.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- tunc intelliges timorem Domini, et scientiam Dei invenies,
- Septuagint (Swete)
- τότε συνήσεις φόβον Κυρίου, καὶ ἐπίγνωσιν θεοῦ εὑρήσεις.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- אָ֗ז תָּ֭בִין יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת אֱלֹהִ֣ים תִּמְצָֽא
The Fathers on this verse
Clement of Alexandria The Stromata, or Miscellanies, Chapter IV. Human Arts as Well as Divine Knowledge Proceed from God
"For if thou call on wisdom and knowledge with a loud voice, and seek it as treasures of silver, and eagerly track it out, thou shalt understand godliness and find divine knowledge.” The prophet says this in contradiction to the knowledge according to philosophy, which teaches us to investigate in a magnanimous and noble manner, for our progress in piety. He opposes, therefore, to it the knowledge which is occupied with piety, when referring to knowledge, when he speaks as follows: “For God gives wisdom out of His own mouth, and knowledge along with understanding, and treasures up help for the righteous.” For to those who have been justified by philosophy, the knowledge which leads to piety is laid up as a help.