Proverbs 4:5
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Get wisdom, get understanding; forget it not, neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;
“Get [skillful and godly] wisdom! Acquire understanding [actively seek spiritual discernment, mature comprehension, and logical interpretation]! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Get skillful and godly Wisdom, get understanding (discernment, comprehension, and interpretation); do not forget and do not turn back from the words of my mouth.
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Get wisdom, get understanding; don’t forget or turn away from the words from my mouth.
Get wisdom; get understanding. Don’t forget and don’t turn away from my words.
gain wisdom, gain insight; don’t forget or turn from the words I am saying.
Be wise and learn good sense; remember my teachings and do what I say.
Get wisdom, get intelligence: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Get wisdom, get prudence: forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Try to get wisdom and understanding. Don’t forget my teaching or ignore what I say.
Learn to be wise and to understand things properly. Do not forget my teaching or turn away from it.
Acquire wisdom. Acquire understanding. Do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
·Get [Acquire] wisdom and ·get [acquire] understanding. Don’t forget or ·ignore [turn away from] ·my words [L the speeches of my mouth].
Get wisdom: get understanding: forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Acquire wisdom. Acquire understanding. Do not forget. Do not turn away from the words that I have spoken.
Get wisdom and insight! Do not forget or ignore what I say.
Get wisdom, get understanding; don’t forget or turn away from the words of my mouth.
Get wisdom and understanding. Don’t forget or ignore my words.
Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget or turn aside from the words of my mouth!
Get wisdom, get understanding; forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget and do not turn away from the sayings of my mouth.
Get wisdom and insight; do not forget and do not turn from the sayings of my mouth.
Learn to be wise,” he said, “and develop good judgment and common sense! I cannot overemphasize this point.”
When I was a boy at my father’s knee, the pride and joy of my mother, He would sit me down and drill me: “Take this to heart. Do what I tell you—live! Sell everything and buy Wisdom! Forage for Understanding! Don’t forget one word! Don’t deviate an inch! Never walk away from Wisdom—she guards your life; love her—she keeps her eye on you. Above all and before all, do this: Get Wisdom! Write this at the top of your list: Get Understanding! Throw your arms around her—believe me, you won’t regret it; never let her go—she’ll make your life glorious. She’ll garland your life with grace, she’ll festoon your days with beauty.”
Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget it, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Acquire wisdom. Acquire understanding. Do not forget. Do not turn away from the words that I have spoken.
Get wisdom, get understanding! Do not forget or turn aside from the words of my mouth.
Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
“Acquire wisdom and gain understanding; never forget or turn aside from my words.
Get wisdom and understanding. Don’t forget or ignore my words.
Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget and do not turn aside from the words I speak.
Get wisdom, and get understanding. Don’t forget my words or turn away from them.
Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them.
Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them.
Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Get wisdom and understanding. Do not forget or turn away from the words of my mouth.
Get wisdom; develop good judgment. Don’t forget my words or turn away from them.
Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Acquire chochmah, acquire binah (understanding); forget it not; neither turn from the words of my peh (mouth).
do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. Get wisdom; get insight.
do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. Get wisdom; get insight.
Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Whatever it takes to gain Wisdom, do it. To gain understanding, do it! Never forget this! Never stray from what I am telling you.
Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don’t forget, and don’t deviate from the words of my mouth.
Wield thou wisdom, wield thou prudence; forget thou not, neither bow thou away from the words of my mouth.
Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.
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