Proverbs 4 › verse
Proverbs 4:7
Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.
Wisdom, understanding and instruction
Original words
Memory passages these point to
J-87 Mark 8:31-38S-73 Ecclesiastes 2:3-13S-74 Ecclesiastes 7:1-14S-87 Mark 8:34-36
Cross-references 13
Wisdom [is] the principal thing 5
- Ecclesiastes 7:12 S-74 Ecclesiastes 7:1-14
12For wisdom is a defense as money is a defense, But the excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it.
- Ecclesiastes 9:16-18
16Then I said: "Wisdom is better than strength. Nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, And his words are not heard. 17Words of the wise, spoken quietly, should be heard Rather than the shout of a ruler of fools. 18Wisdom is better than weapons of war; But one sinner destroys much good."
- Matthew 13:44-46
44"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. 45"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, 46who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
- Luke 10:42
42But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her."
- Philippians 3:8
8Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ
with all thy getting 7
- Proverbs 16:16
16How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
- Proverbs 21:6
6Getting treasures by a lying tongue Is the fleeting fantasy of those who seek death.
- Psalms 49:16-20
16Do not be afraid when one becomes rich, When the glory of his house is increased; 17For when he dies he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not descend after him. 18Though while he lives he blesses himself (For men will praise you when you do well for yourself), 19He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see light. 20A man who is in honor, yet does not understand, Is like the beasts that perish.
- Ecclesiastes 2:4-9 S-73 Ecclesiastes 2:3-13
4I made my works great, I built myself houses, and planted myself vineyards. 5I made myself gardens and orchards, and I planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. 6I made myself water pools from which to water the growing trees of the grove. 7I acquired male and female servants, and had servants born in my house. Yes, I had greater possessions of herds and flocks than all who were in Jerusalem before me. 8I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the special treasures of kings and of the provinces. I acquired male and female singers, the delights of the sons of men, and musical instruments of all kinds. 9So I became great and excelled more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me.
- Ecclesiastes 4:8
8There is one alone, without companion: He has neither son nor brother. Yet there is no end to all his labors, Nor is his eye satisfied with riches. But he never asks, "For whom do I toil and deprive myself of good?" This also is vanity and a grave misfortune.
- Mark 8:36-37 J-87 Mark 8:31-38S-87 Mark 8:34-36
36For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? 37Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
- Luke 12:20
20But God said to him, "Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?'
get understanding 1
- Psalms 119:104
104Through Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way.