Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 4:5
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Berean Standard Bible
Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.
King James Version
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, and don’t deviate from the words of my mouth.
American Standard Version
Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 4
3 When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,
4 he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.
5 Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.
6 Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.
7 Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.
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