The Meaning of Proverbs 2:5 Explained

Proverbs 2:5

KJV: Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

YLT: Then understandest thou fear of Jehovah, And knowledge of God thou findest.

Darby: then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, and find the knowledge of God.

ASV: Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then shalt thou understand  the fear  of the LORD,  and find  the knowledge  of God. 

What does Proverbs 2:5 Mean?

Study Notes

fear
Also; Proverbs 3:7 , .
fear of the Lord
The "fear of the Lord," a phrase of the O.T. piety, meaning reverential trust, with hatred of evil.

Context Summary

Proverbs 2:1-22 - Wisdom Guards From Evil
Several words are reiterated in this chapter, which will unlock its treasures. Understanding, Proverbs 2:2-3; Proverbs 2:5; Proverbs 2:9; Proverbs 2:11. If wisdom is a moral quality, leading to intuitive knowledge, understanding may be taken to include something of a prophetic strain. Understanding gathers up and makes use of the results of observation and experience, whether of oneself or of others.
Notice also the word walk, Proverbs 2:7; Proverbs 2:13; way, Proverbs 2:8; Proverbs 2:12-13; Proverbs 2:15; Proverbs 2:20; paths, Proverbs 2:8; Proverbs 2:13; Proverbs 2:15; Proverbs 2:18-20. See how eager the Divine Teacher is (l) to deliver the unwary from the way of the evil man, Proverbs 2:12, and from the way of the evil woman, Proverbs 2:16; and (2) to direct the feet of the young into the ways of the good and into the paths of the righteous, Proverbs 2:20. The path of safety and permanence is that in which we are perpetually conscious of the presence of the Master, Christ. He is the unseen companion of the soul in its difficult and perilous pilgrimage; and we may, in that companionship, appropriate the buckler of Proverbs 2:7, the integrity of Proverbs 2:8, and the stability of Proverbs 2:21. [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 2

1  wisdom promises godliness to her children
10  and safety from evil company
20  and direction in good ways

What do the individual words in Proverbs 2:5 mean?

Then you will understand the fear of Yahweh and the knowledge of God find
אָ֗ז תָּ֭בִין יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת אֱלֹהִ֣ים תִּמְצָֽא

תָּ֭בִין  you  will  understand 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: בִּין  
Sense: to discern, understand, consider.
יִרְאַ֣ת  the  fear 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יִרְאָה  
Sense: fear, terror, fearing.
יְהוָ֑ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
וְדַ֖עַת  and  the  knowledge 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: דַּעַת 
Sense: knowledge.
אֱלֹהִ֣ים  of  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
תִּמְצָֽא  find 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: מָצָא  
Sense: to find, attain to.