Proverbs 4:5

And do not neglect the speech of my mouth. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

In Context

4Who spoke and instructed me, saying, 1 Let our speech be fixed in thy heart, 1 Keep our commandments, forget them not: 1

6And forsake it not, and it shall cleave to thee: 1 Love it, and it shall keep thee. 1

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Cross References

Job 23:11And I will go forth according to his commandments, 1 For I have kept his ways; and I shall not turn aside from his commandments, 1

Proverbs 1:22So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: 1 But the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, 1 Having become ungodly have hated knowledge, 1 And are become subject to reproofs. 1

Proverbs 3:13Blessed is the man who has found wisdom, 1 And the mortal who knows prudence. 1

Proverbs 16:16The brood of wisdom is more to be chosen than gold, 1 And the brood of prudence more to be chosen than silver. 1

Proverbs 18:1A man who wishes to separate from friends seeks excuses; 1 But at all times he will be liable to reproach. 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 →

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