Proverbs 4:5
Acquire wisdom and understanding; 1 do not forget and do not reject the words of my mouth; 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
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, 1 “Let your heart hold fast to my words; 1 keep my commands and live. 1
6do not abandon wisdom and she will watch over you; 1 love her and she will keep you safe. 1
Cross References
Job 23:11My foot has held fast to his steps; 1 I have kept to his way and turned not aside. 1
Psalms 119:51The proud have scoffed at me, 1 yet I have not turned away from your law. 1
Proverbs 1:22“How long, you naive people, will you love being naive? 1 How long, you mockers, will you delight in mockery, 1 and how long, you fools, will you hate knowledge? 1
Proverbs 3:13The one who finds wisdom is blessed; 1 he also gets understanding. 1
Proverbs 16:16How much better it is to get wisdom than gold. 1 To get understanding should be chosen more than silver. 1
Proverbs 18:1One who isolates himself seeks his own desire 1 and he quarrels with 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 →