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


In Context

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.

8 Exalt her, and she will promote thee; She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.

9 She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; A crown of beauty will she deliver to thee.

Proverbs 4:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:7Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [therefore] get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:7Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:7The beginning of wisdom, get wisdom, and with all thy possession purchase prudence.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7The beginning of wisdom is, Get wisdom; and with all thy getting get intelligence.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:7Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: yea, with all thou hast gotten get understanding.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7The first thing is wisdom — get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:7Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all your getting get understanding.