New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 4:5
Proverbs 4:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
- New International Version (NIV)Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Context of Proverbs 4:5
3When I was a son to my father, Tender and the only son in the sight of my mother, 4Then he taught me and said to me, “Let your heart hold fast my words; Keep my commandments and live; Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth. 6Do not forsake her, and she will guard you; Love her, and she will watch over you. 7The beginning of wisdom is: Acquire wisdom; And with all your acquiring, get understanding.
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קְנֵ֣ה חָ֭כְמָה קְנֵ֣ה בִינָ֑ה אַל־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח וְאַל־תֵּ֝֗ט מֵֽאִמְרֵי־פִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 4:5
- Proverbs 1:22“How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded? And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools hate knowledge?
- Proverbs 2:2Make your ear attentive to wisdom, Incline your heart to understanding;
- Proverbs 3:13How blessed is the man who finds wisdom And the man who gains understanding.
- Proverbs 8:5O naive ones, understand prudence; And, O fools, understand wisdom.
- Proverbs 17:16Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, When he has no sense?
- Proverbs 18:1He who separates himself seeks his own desire, He quarrels against all sound wisdom.
- Proverbs 19:8He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good.
- Proverbs 23:23Buy truth, and do not sell it, Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.
- James 1:5But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
- 2 Chronicles 34:2He did right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David and did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
- Job 23:11My foot has held fast to His path; I have kept His way and not turned aside.
- Psalms 44:18Our heart has not turned back, And our steps have not deviated from Your way,
- Psalms 119:51The arrogant utterly deride me, Yet I do not turn aside from Your law.
Commentaries on Proverbs 4:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Get wisdom - True religion is essential to thy happiness; never forget its teachings, nor go aside from the path it prescribes.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-20Verses 4-20 The counsel which has come to him, in substance, from his father. Compare it with 2 Samuel 23:2 etc.; 1 Chronicles 28:9; 1 Chronicles 29:17; Psalm 15:1-5; Psalm 24:1-10; Proverbs 4:7 Or, “The beginning of wisdom is - get wisdom.” To seek is to find, to desire is to obtain. Proverbs 4:12 The ever-recurring parable of the journey of life. In the way of wisdom the path is clear and open, obstacles disappear; in the quickest activity (“when thou…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5In the Old Testament, forgetting means more than just not remembering; it also means failing to obey.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Get--as a possession not to be given up. neither decline--that is, from obeying my word.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Proverbs 4:5 Prov 4:7 ↩
- 2. Proverbs 4:5 Prov 16:16 ↩
Commentaries on Proverbs 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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