Proverbs 4:5
Get wisdom, get intelligence: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
In Context
4And he taught me, and said unto me, Let thy heart retain my words; keep my commandments and live.
6Forsake her not, and she shall keep thee; love her, and she shall preserve thee.
Cross References
Job 23:11My foot hath held to his steps; his way have I kept, and not turned aside.
Psalms 119:51The proud have derided me beyond measure: I have not declined from thy law.
Proverbs 1:22How long, simple ones, will ye love simpleness, and scorners take pleasure in their scorning, and the foolish hate knowledge?
Proverbs 3:13Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
Proverbs 16:16How much better is it to get wisdom than fine gold, and the getting of intelligence to be preferred to silver!
Proverbs 18:1He that separateth himself seeketh [his] pleasure, he is vehement against all sound wisdom.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 4:2-14
Parental Instructions. 1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. 2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. 3 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. 4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. 5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep… Read the whole commentary →