Proverbs 4:5
Get thee wysdome, and get thee vnderstanding: forget not the wordes of my mouth, and shrinke not from them.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
In Context
6Forsake her not, and she shall preserue thee, loue her, and she shall kepe thee.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:22O ye children, howe long wyll ye loue childishnesse? howe long wyll the scorners delite in scornyng, and the vnwise hate knowledge?
Proverbs 3:13Well is hym that findeth wysdome, and getteth vnderstandyng:
Proverbs 16:16To haue wisdome in possession, is better then to haue golde: and to get vnderstandyng, is rather to be chosen then to haue siluer.
Proverbs 18:1Who so hath an earnest desire [to wysdome] he will sequester him selfe to seeke it, and occupie him selfe in all stedfastnesse & sounde doctrine.
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 →