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Proverbs 4:5

World English Bible

Get wisdom.
Get understanding.
Don’t forget, and don’t deviate from the words of my mouth.

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Proverbs 4:5 in other translations

Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;

Proverbs 4:5 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 4:5 in context

  1. 3For I was a son to my father,
    tender and an only child in the sight of my mother.
  2. 4He taught me, and said to me:
    “Let your heart retain my words.
    Keep my commandments, and live.
  3. 5Get wisdom.
    Get understanding.
    Don’t forget, and don’t deviate from the words of my mouth.
  4. 6Don’t forsake her, and she will preserve you.
    Love her, and she will keep you.
  5. 7Wisdom is supreme.
    Get wisdom.
    Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.