Proverbs 4:5

Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

King James Version
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Other Translations for Proverbs 4:5

BSB
Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.
AKJV
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
CPDV
Obtain wisdom, obtain prudence. May you neither forget, nor turn away from, the words of my mouth.
ERV
Get wisdom, get understanding; forget it not, neither decline from the words of my mouth:
NHEB
Get wisdom. Get understanding. Do not forget, neither swerve from the words of my mouth.
SMT
Obtain wisdom, obtain understanding: thou shalt not forget, and thou shalt not decline from the words of my mouth.

Commentary for Proverbs 4:5

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Proverbs 4:5
Summary
Seek wisdom and understanding urgently
Event
Exhorting to gain wisdom
Estimated Time Period
c. 950 BC
Category
Teaching