Proverbs 4:7
The chiefe poynt of wysdome, is to possesse wysdome: and before all thy goodes to get thee vnderstanding.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
In Context
6Forsake her not, and she shall preserue thee, loue her, and she shall kepe thee.
Cross References
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 23:23Purchase trueth, wysdome, nurture, and vnderstanding, and sell them not.
Ecclesiastes 4:8There is one man, no mo but himselfe alone, hauing neither childe nor brother, yet is there no ende of his carefull trauayle, his eyes can not be satisfied with riches: [yet saith he not] for whom do I take such trauayle? For whose pleasure do I thus consume away my life? This is also a vayne and miserable thyng.
Ecclesiastes 9:16Then sayd I, wysdome is better then strength: Neuerthelesse, a simple mans wysdome is despised, and his wordes are not hearde.
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 →