Proverbs 4:5

The Father's Wisdom

⁴ Then he taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart hold fast my words;
Keep my commandments and live;
⁵ Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding!
Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
⁶ “Do not forsake her, and she will guard you;
Love her, and she will watch over you.

Do Not Forget

Do Not Forsake

Get Understanding

In Me

Turn Aside

Forget Not

Get Insight

2 Chronicles 34:2

He did right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David and did not turn aside to the right or to the left.

Job 23:11

“My foot has held fast to His path;
I have kept His way and not turned aside.

Psalm 44:18

Our heart has not turned back,
And our steps have not deviated from Your way,

Psalm 119:51

The arrogant utterly deride me,
Yet I do not turn aside from Your law.

Psalm 119:157

Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
Yet I do not turn aside from Your testimonies.

Proverbs 1:22-23

“How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded?
And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing
And fools hate knowledge?

Proverbs 2:2-4

Make your ear attentive to wisdom,
Incline your heart to understanding;

Proverbs 3:13-18

How blessed is the man who finds wisdom
And the man who gains understanding.

Proverbs 8:5

“O naive ones, understand prudence;
And, O fools, understand wisdom.

Proverbs 16:16

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.

Proverbs 17:16

Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
When he has no sense?

Proverbs 18:1

He who separates himself seeks his own desire,
He quarrels against all sound wisdom.

Proverbs 19:8

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;
He who keeps understanding will find good.

Proverbs 23:23

Buy truth, and do not sell it,
Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.

James 1:5

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.