5Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;


In Context

2 For I give you good doctrine; Forsake ye not my law.

3 For I was a son unto my father, Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

4 And he taught me, and said unto me: Let thy heart retain my words; Keep my commandments, and live;

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

6 Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will keep thee.

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

Proverbs 4:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:5Get wisdom, get understanding: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:5Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or swerve from them.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:5Get wisdom, get prudence: forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:5Get wisdom, get intelligence: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:5Get wisdom, get understanding; forget it not, neither decline from the words of my mouth:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:5Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:5Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don't forget, neither swerve from the words of my mouth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:5Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:5Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.