How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
Wisdom is worth more than gold, and understanding more than silver.
Proverbs 4:7
Proverbs 4:7
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Whatever else you pursue, pursue wisdom and understanding first.
KJVProverbs 4:7 in context
4He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. 5Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 6Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. 7Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. 8Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. 9She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. 10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
Short sayings of practical wisdom for everyday life, many attributed to Solomon.
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