Proverbs 4:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.”

Proverbs 4:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 4:7 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 4:7 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 4:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.”

Proverbs 4:7 — World English Bible

Proverbs 4:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.”

Proverbs 4:7 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 4:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The first thing <FI>is<Fi> wisdom--get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.”

Proverbs 4:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 4:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The beginning of wisdom [is], Get wisdom; and with all thy getting get intelligence.”

Proverbs 4:7 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 4:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Wisedome is the beginning: get wisedome therefore: and aboue all thy possession get vnderstanding.”

Proverbs 4:7 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 4:7 in Context — Proverbs 4

5 Adquire sabedoria, adquire entendimento; [e] não te esqueças nem te desvies das palavras de minha boca.

6 Não a abandones, e ela te guardará; ama-a, e ela te conservará.

7 O principal é a sabedoria; adquire sabedoria, e acima de tudo o que adquirires, adquire entendimento.

8 Exalta-a, e ela te exaltará; quando tu a abraçares, ela te honrará.

9 Ela dará a tua cabeça um ornamento gracioso; ela te entregará uma bela coroa.

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What Does Proverbs 4:7 Mean?

Proverbs 4:7 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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