A moment in scripture
Proverbs 4:5
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Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 4:3
For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
- Proverbs 4:4
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
- Proverbs 4:6
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
- Proverbs 4:7
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.