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Proverbs 4:7
The beginning of wisdom [is], Get wisdom; and with all thy getting get intelligence.
Proverbs 4:7 · Darby Bible
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Proverbs 4:7 in other translations
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.
Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.
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In context
4 And he taught me, and said unto me, Let thy heart retain my words; keep my commandments and live.
5 Get wisdom, get intelligence: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
6 Forsake her not, and she shall keep thee; love her, and she shall preserve thee.
7 The beginning of wisdom [is], Get wisdom; and with all thy getting get intelligence.
8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee; she shall bring thee to honour when thou dost embrace her.
9 She shall give to thy head a garland of grace; a crown of glory will she bestow upon thee.
10 Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of thy life shall be multiplied.
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