Proverbs 4:7
King James Version (KJV)
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
In context
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 thee.
7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
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Proverbs 4:7 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
- WEB World English Bible
- Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- The first thing [is] wisdom — get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.
- DBY Darby Translation
- The beginning of wisdom [is], Get wisdom; and with all thy getting get intelligence.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.