Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.
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Proverbs · Proverbs 4
Proverbs 4:7
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6Don’t forsake her, and she will preserve you. Love her, and she will keep you.
Proverbs 4:7
Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.
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8Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honour when you embrace her.
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- Colossians 4:5-6Shares a themeWalk in wisdom towards those who are outside, redeeming the time. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.Shared with Wisdom
- Job 28:28Shares a themeTo man he said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.’”Shared with Wisdom
- Proverbs 2:6Shares a themeFor the LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.Shared with Wisdom
- Proverbs 3:13-15Shares a themeHappy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding. For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.Shared with Wisdom