Proverbs 4:5
Get wisdom, get understanding: 1 Forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 1
KJV Cambridge Paragraph
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 preserve thee: 1 Love her, and she shall keep thee. 1
Cross References
Job 23:11My foot hath held his steps, 1 His way have I kept, and not declined. 1
Psalms 119:51(ז) The proud have had me greatly in derision: 1 Yet have I not declined from thy law. 1
Proverbs 1:22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? 1 And the scorners delight in their scorning, 1 And fools hate knowledge? 1
Proverbs 3:13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, 1 And the man that getteth understanding. 1
Proverbs 16:16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! 1 And to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! 1
Proverbs 18:1Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh 1 And intermeddleth with all wisdom. 1
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 →