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Proverbs 4:5-9
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 4:5-9
New American Standard Bible
5 (A)Acquire wisdom! (B)Acquire understanding!
Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
6 Do not abandon her, and she will guard you;
(C)Love her, and she will watch over you.
7 (D)The [a]beginning of wisdom is: (E)Acquire wisdom;
And with all your possessions, acquire understanding.
8 (F)Prize her, and she will exalt you;
She will honor you if you embrace her.
9 She will place (G)on your head a garland of grace;
She will present you with a crown of beauty.”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:7 Or primary thing is wisdom
Proverbs 4:5-9
New International Version
Proverbs 4:5-9
New International Version
5 Get wisdom,(A) get understanding;
do not forget my words or turn away from them.
6 Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you;(B)
love her, and she will watch over you.(C)
7 The beginning of wisdom is this: Get[a] wisdom.
Though it cost all(D) you have,[b] get understanding.(E)
8 Cherish her, and she will exalt you;
embrace her, and she will honor you.(F)
9 She will give you a garland to grace your head
and present you with a glorious crown.(G)”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:7 Or Wisdom is supreme; therefore get
- Proverbs 4:7 Or wisdom. / Whatever else you get
Proverbs 4:5-9
King James Version
Proverbs 4:5-9
King James Version
5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
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Proverbs 4:5-9
New King James Version
Proverbs 4:5-9
New King James Version
5 (A)Get wisdom! Get understanding!
Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
6 Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you;
(B)Love her, and she will keep you.
7 (C)Wisdom is the principal thing;
Therefore get wisdom.
And in all your getting, get understanding.
8 (D)Exalt her, and she will promote you;
She will bring you honor, when you embrace her.
9 She will place on your head (E)an ornament of grace;
A crown of glory she will deliver to you.”
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