Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Get wisdom, get understanding. Do not forget, nor decline from the words of my mouth.
New American Standard Bible
Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
King James Version
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Holman Bible
don’t forget or turn away from the words of my mouth.
International Standard Version
Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget or turn aside from the words of my mouth!
American Standard Version
Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;
Amplified
“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.
Bible in Basic English
Get wisdom, get true knowledge; keep it in memory, do not be turned away from the words of my mouth.
Darby Translation
Get wisdom, get intelligence: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Julia Smith Translation
Obtain wisdom, obtain understanding: thou shalt not forget, and thou shalt not decline from the words of my mouth.
King James 2000
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither turn away from the words of my mouth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Get wisdom and insight; do not forget and do not turn from the sayings of my mouth.
Modern King James verseion
Get wisdom, get understanding; forget not; nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Get thee wisdom, get thee understanding, forget not the words of my mouth, and shrink not from them.
NET Bible
Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget and do not turn aside from the words I speak.
New Heart English Bible
Get wisdom. Get understanding. Do not forget, neither swerve from the words of my mouth.
The Emphasized Bible
Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding, Do not forget, neither decline thou from the sayings of my mouth.
Webster
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
World English Bible
Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don't forget, neither swerve from the words of my mouth.
Youngs Literal Translation
Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.
Themes
divine Call » For worship of God » Wisdom's
Christ » Vine name applied to » Wisdom of
Flattery » Wisdom, a preservative against
God » Wisdom of » Select readings
Knowledge » May become a hinderance instead of a help to men » The pursuit of encouraged
Interlinear
Qanah
Qanah
Biynah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 4:5
Images Proverbs 4:5
Prayers for Proverbs 4:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Father's Wisdom
4 And he taught me, and said to me, Let thy heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live. 5 Get wisdom, get understanding. Do not forget, nor decline from the words of my mouth. 6 Do not forsake her, and she will preserve thee. Love her, and she will keep thee.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 34:2
And he did that which was right in the eyes of LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
Job 23:11
My foot has held fast to his steps. I have kept his way, and not turned aside.
Psalm 44:18
Our heart is not turned back, nor have our steps declined from thy way,
Psalm 119:51
The proud have had me greatly in derision, [yet] I have not swerved from thy law.
Psalm 119:157
Many are my persecutors and my adversaries. I have not swerved from thy testimonies.
Proverbs 1:22-23
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 2:2-4
so as to incline thine ear to wisdom, and apply thy heart to understanding,
Proverbs 3:13-18
Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gets understanding.
Proverbs 8:5
O ye simple, understand prudence, and, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.
Proverbs 16:16
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
Proverbs 17:16
Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?
Proverbs 18:1
He who desires to separate himself seeks excuses, and rages against all sound wisdom.
Proverbs 19:8
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.
James 1:5
And if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask from God who gives to all generously and not reproaching, and it will be given to him.