Proverbs 4:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.”
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“Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Wisdomisthe principal thing; therefore get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The first thing <FI>is<Fi> wisdom--get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 4:7 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Chronicles 1:10Now grant me wisdom and knowledge, so that I may lead this people. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
- Psalms 49:16Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
- Psalms 119:104I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.
- Proverbs 2:4if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure,
- Proverbs 16:16How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.
- Proverbs 21:6Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
- Proverbs 23:23Invest in truth and never sell it— in wisdom and instruction and understanding.
- Ecclesiastes 2:4I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.
- Ecclesiastes 4:8There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.
- Ecclesiastes 7:12For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
- Ecclesiastes 9:16And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”
- Matthew 13:44The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.
- Mark 8:36What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?
- Luke 10:42But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”
- Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
- Philippians 3:8More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
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