Bible verse
Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.
Proverbs 4:7 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 4.
3 When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,
4 he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.
5 Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.
6 Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.
7 Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.
8 Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.
9 She will set a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of beauty.”
10 Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.
11 I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths.
KJV
Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [therefore] get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
ASV
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.
ERV
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: yea, with all thou hast gotten get understanding.
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