Proverbs 4:5

Get wisdom. 2 Get understanding. 2 Don’t forget, neither swerve from the words of my mouth. 1

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

4He taught me, and said to me: 2 “Let your heart retain my words. 2 Keep my mitzvot ·instructions·, and live. 1

6Don’t forsake her, and she will preserve you. 2 'Ahav ·Affectionately love· her, and she will keep you. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 119:51ז ( Zeideem, Arrogant) The arrogant mock me excessively, 2 but I don’t swerve from your Torah ·Teaching·. 1

Proverbs 1:22“How long, you simple ones, will you 'ahav ·affectionately love· thoughtless living? 2 How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, 2 and fools hate knowledge? 1

Proverbs 3:13Happy is the man who finds wisdom, 2 the man who gets understanding. 1

Proverbs 16:16How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! 2 Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. 1

Proverbs 18:1An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, 2 and defies all sound judgment. 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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