Proverbs 4:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.”

Proverbs 4:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 4:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 4:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don’t forget, and don’t deviate from the words of my mouth.”

Proverbs 4:5 — World English Bible

Proverbs 4:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;”

Proverbs 4:5 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 4:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.”

Proverbs 4:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 4:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Get wisdom, get intelligence: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.”

Proverbs 4:5 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 4:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Get wisedom: get vnderstading: forget not, neither decline from the woordes of my mouth.”

Proverbs 4:5 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 4:5 in Context — Proverbs 4

3 J’étais un fils pour mon père, Un fils tendre et unique auprès de ma mère.

4 Il m’instruisait alors, et il me disait: Que ton cœur retienne mes paroles; Observe mes préceptes, et tu vivras.

5 Acquiers la sagesse, acquiers l’intelligence; N’oublie pas les paroles de ma bouche, et ne t’en détourne pas.

6 Ne l’abandonne pas, et elle te gardera; Aime-la, et elle te protégera.

7 Voici le commencement de la sagesse: Acquiers la sagesse, Et avec tout ce que tu possèdes acquiers l’intelligence.

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What Does Proverbs 4:5 Mean?

Proverbs 4:5 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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