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Proverbs 4:5
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KJ21
Get wisdom, get understanding; forget it not, neither decline from the words of my mouth.
ASV
Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;
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.
AMPC
Get skillful and godly Wisdom, get understanding (discernment, comprehension, and interpretation); do not forget and do not turn back from the words of my mouth.
BRG
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
CSB
Get wisdom, get understanding; don’t forget or turn away from the words from my mouth.
CSBA
Get wisdom, get understanding; don’t forget or turn away from the words from my mouth.
CEB
Get wisdom; get understanding. Don’t forget and don’t turn away from my words.
CJB
gain wisdom, gain insight; don’t forget or turn from the words I am saying.
CEV
Be wise and learn good sense; remember my teachings and do what I say.
DARBY
Get wisdom, get intelligence: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
DRA
Get wisdom, get prudence: forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth.
ERV
Try to get wisdom and understanding. Don’t forget my teaching or ignore what I say.
EASY
Learn to be wise and to understand things properly. Do not forget my teaching or turn away from it.
EHV
Acquire wisdom. Acquire understanding. Do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
ESV
Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
ESVUK
Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
EXB
·Get [Acquire] wisdom and ·get [acquire] understanding. Don’t forget or ·ignore [turn away from] ·my words [L the speeches of my mouth].
GNV
Get wisdom: get understanding: forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth.
GW
Acquire wisdom. Acquire understanding. Do not forget. Do not turn away from the words that I have spoken.
GNT
Get wisdom and insight! Do not forget or ignore what I say.
HCSB
Get wisdom, get understanding; don’t forget or turn away from the words of my mouth.
ICB
Get wisdom and understanding. Don’t forget or ignore my words.
ISV
Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget or turn aside from the words of my mouth!
JUB
Get wisdom, get understanding; forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
KJV
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
AKJV
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
LSB
Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget and do not turn away from the sayings of my mouth.
LEB
Get wisdom and insight; do not forget and do not turn from the sayings of my mouth.
TLB
Learn to be wise,” he said, “and develop good judgment and common sense! I cannot overemphasize this point.”
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.”
MEV
Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget it, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
NOG
Acquire wisdom. Acquire understanding. Do not forget. Do not turn away from the words that I have spoken.
NABRE
Get wisdom, get understanding! Do not forget or turn aside from the words of my mouth.
NASB
Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
NASB1995
Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
NCB
“Acquire wisdom and gain understanding; never forget or turn aside from my words.
NCV
Get wisdom and understanding. Don’t forget or ignore my words.
NET
Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget and do not turn aside from the words I speak.
NIRV
Get wisdom, and get understanding. Don’t forget my words or turn away from them.
NIV
Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them.
NIVUK
Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them.
NKJV
Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
NLV
Get wisdom and understanding. Do not forget or turn away from the words of my mouth.
NLT
Get wisdom; develop good judgment. Don’t forget my words or turn away from them.
NRSVA
Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
NRSVACE
Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
NRSVCE
Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
NRSVUE
Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
OJB
Acquire chochmah, acquire binah (understanding); forget it not; neither turn from the words of my peh (mouth).
RGT
“Get wisdom. Get understanding. Neither forget nor decline from the words of my mouth.
RSV
do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. Get wisdom; get insight.
RSVCE
do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. Get wisdom; get insight.
TLV
Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
VOICE
Whatever it takes to gain Wisdom, do it. To gain understanding, do it! Never forget this! Never stray from what I am telling you.
WEB
Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don’t forget, and don’t deviate from the words of my mouth.
WYC
Wield thou wisdom, wield thou prudence; forget thou not, neither bow thou away from the words of my mouth.
YLT
Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.
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