Proverbs 4:7

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.”

— WEB

“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.”

— KJV

“Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [therefore] get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.”

— ASV

Ecclesiastes 7:12 "For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it."
Ecclesiastes 9:16-18 "Then I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” Nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard."
Proverbs 23:23 "Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding."
Proverbs 16:16 "How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver."
Philippians 3:8 "Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be a loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered…"
Mark 8:36-37 "For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?"
Matthew 13:44-46 "“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he…"
Psalms 119:104 "Through your precepts, I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way."

(Compare Job 28:28). getting--or possession; a desire for wisdom is wise.

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