12 Wisdom will save(A) you from the ways of wicked men,
    from men whose words are perverse,

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12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;

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For I too was a son to my father,
    still tender, and cherished by my mother.
Then he taught me, and he said to me,
    “Take hold(A) of my words with all your heart;
    keep my commands, and you will live.(B)
Get wisdom,(C) get understanding;
    do not forget my words or turn away from them.
Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you;(D)
    love her, and she will watch over you.(E)
The beginning of wisdom is this: Get[a] wisdom.
    Though it cost all(F) you have,[b] get understanding.(G)
Cherish her, and she will exalt you;
    embrace her, and she will honor you.(H)
She will give you a garland to grace your head
    and present you with a glorious crown.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 4:7 Or Wisdom is supreme; therefore get
  2. Proverbs 4:7 Or wisdom. / Whatever else you get

For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

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

Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

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Cherish her, and she will exalt you;
    embrace her, and she will honor you.(A)

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Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

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17 I love those who love me,(A)
    and those who seek me find me.(B)
18 With me are riches and honor,(C)
    enduring wealth and prosperity.(D)
19 My fruit is better than fine gold;(E)
    what I yield surpasses choice silver.(F)
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,(G)
    along the paths of justice,
21 bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me
    and making their treasuries full.(H)

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17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

18 Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.

19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.

20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.

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