Proverbs 4:5
Get wisdom.Get understanding.Do not forget, neither swerve from the words of my mouth.
New Heart English 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:"Let your heart retain my words.Keep my commandments, and live.
6Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you.Love her, and she will keep you.
Cross References
Job 23:11My foot has held fast to his steps.I have kept his way, and not turned aside.
Psalms 119:51The arrogant mock me excessively,but I do not swerve from your Law.
Proverbs 1:22"How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity?How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery,and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 3:13Happy is the man who finds wisdom,the man who gets understanding.
Proverbs 16:16How much better it is to get wisdom than gold!Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Proverbs 18:1An unfriendly man pursues selfishness,and defies all sound judgment.
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 →