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Proverbs 4:4-5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

4 He taught me and said to me:
    “Let your heart hold fast my words:(A)
    keep my commands, and live!
5 Get wisdom,[a] get understanding!
    Do not forget or turn aside from the words of my mouth.

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  1. 4:5, 7 Get wisdom: the same Hebrew word “to get” can mean to acquire merchandise and to acquire a wife (18:22; 31:10); both meanings are in keeping with Proverbs’ metaphors of acquiring wisdom over gold and silver and of acquiring wisdom as a personified woman, a wife.
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Proverbs 4:4-5
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

4 he taught me, and said to me,
“Let your heart hold fast my words;
    keep my commandments, and live.
5 Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget, nor turn away
    from the words of my mouth.

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Proverbs 4:4-5
Common English Bible

4     he taught me and said to me:
“Let your heart hold on to my words:
    Keep my commands and live.
5 Get wisdom; get understanding.
    Don’t forget and don’t turn away from my words.

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Proverbs 4:4-5
New American Standard Bible

4 He (A)taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart (B)take hold of my words;
(C)Keep my commandments and live;
5 (D)Acquire wisdom! (E)Acquire understanding!
Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.

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Proverbs 4:4-5
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4 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)
5 Get wisdom,(C) get understanding;
    do not forget my words or turn away from them.

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