Proverbs 4:5
Proverbs 4:3-9 The Message (MSG)
When I was a boy at my father’s knee, the pride and joy of my mother, He would sit me down and drill me: “Take this to heart. Do what I tell you—live! Sell everything and buy Wisdom! Forage for Understanding! Don’t forget one word! Don’t deviate an inch! Never walk away from Wisdom—she guards your life; love her—she keeps her eye on you. Above all and before all, do this: Get Wisdom! Write this at the top of your list: Get Understanding! Throw your arms around her—believe me, you won’t regret it; never let her go—she’ll make your life glorious. She’ll garland your life with grace, she’ll festoon your days with beauty.”
Proverbs 4:5 King James Version (KJV)
Get wisdom, get understanding: Forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 4:5 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 4:5 New Century Version (NCV)
Get wisdom and understanding. Don’t forget or ignore my words.
Proverbs 4:5 American Standard Version (ASV)
Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth
Proverbs 4:5 New International Version (NIV)
Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them.
Proverbs 4:5 New King James Version (NKJV)
Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 4:5 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“Get [skillful and godly] wisdom! Acquire understanding [actively seek spiritual discernment, mature comprehension, and logical interpretation]! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 4:5 New Living Translation (NLT)
Get wisdom; develop good judgment. Don’t forget my words or turn away from them.