Charles Ellicott Commentary Proverbs 2:5

"Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God." — Proverbs 2:5 (ASV)

Find the knowledge of God. —It is the highest of all gifts, even eternal life itself, to know God, the Giver of all good things. It was to bestow this knowledge on humanity that Christ came into the world (John 17:3). He promises (Proverbs 14:21) the manifestation of Himself as the reward of obedience and love.

And yet our highest knowledge of God in this life must be so imperfect, in comparison with the knowledge of Him in the life to come, when we shall see Him face to face (1 Corinthians 13:12), that St. Paul (Galatians 4:9) describes our relation to Him now as better expressed by being known of Him: that is, recognized, acknowledged by Him as His children, rather than by “knowing” Him.