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Proverbs 4:5

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Get wisdom, get understanding: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Get wisdom, get understanding; forget [it] not, neither decline from the words of my mouth:
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Get wisdom, get understanding: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Get wisdom, get intelligence: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding, Do not forget, neither decline thou from the sayings of my mouth.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Get wisdom, get prudence: forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Get wisedom: get vnderstading: forget not, neither decline from the woordes of my mouth.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Get wisedome, get vnderstanding: forget [it] not, neither decline from the wordes of my mouth.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Get wisdom, get understanding; and turn not aside from the words of my mouth.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— and do not neglect the speech of my mouth.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Get wisdom, get understanding: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Get 7069
{7069} Prime
קָנָה
qanah
{kaw-naw'}
A primitive root; to erect, that is, create; by extension to procure, especially by purchase (causatively sell); by implication to own.
z8798
<8798> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperative (See H8810)
Count - 2847
wisdom, 2451
{2451} Prime
חָכְמָה
chokmah
{khok-maw'}
From H2449; wisdom (in a good sense).
get 7069
{7069} Prime
קָנָה
qanah
{kaw-naw'}
A primitive root; to erect, that is, create; by extension to procure, especially by purchase (causatively sell); by implication to own.
z8798
<8798> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperative (See H8810)
Count - 2847
understanding: 998
{0998} Prime
בִּינָה
biynah
{bee-naw'}
From H0995; understanding.
forget 7911
{7911} Prime
שָׁכַח
shakach
{shaw-kakh'}
A primitive root; to mislay, that is, to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
[it] not; x408
(0408) Complement
אַל
'al
{al}
A negative particle (akin to H3808); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing.
neither x408
(0408) Complement
אַל
'al
{al}
A negative particle (akin to H3808); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing.
decline 5186
{5186} Prime
נָטָה
natah
{naw-taw'}
A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of applications.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
from the words 561
{0561} Prime
אֵמֶר
'emer
{ay'-mer}
From H0559; something said.
x4480
(4480) Complement
מִן
min
{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
of my mouth. 6310
{6310} Prime
פֶּה
peh
{peh}
From H6284; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literally or figuratively (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Proverbs 4:5

_ _ Get — as a possession not to be given up.

_ _ neither decline — that is, from obeying my word.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Proverbs 4:1-13.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
Get wisdom:

Proverbs 1:22-23 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? ... Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
Proverbs 2:2-4 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, [and] apply thine heart to understanding; ... If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as [for] hid treasures;
Proverbs 3:13-18 Happy [is] the man [that] findeth wisdom, and the man [that] getteth understanding. ... She [is] a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy [is every one] that retaineth her.
Proverbs 8:5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
Proverbs 17:16 Wherefore [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he hath] no heart [to it]?
Proverbs 18:1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh [and] intermeddleth with all wisdom.
Proverbs 19:8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
Proverbs 23:23 Buy the truth, and sell [it] not; [also] wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

neither:

2 Chronicles 34:2 And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined [neither] to the right hand, nor to the left.
Job 23:11 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
Psalms 44:18 Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;
Psalms 119:51 The proud have had me greatly in derision: [yet] have I not declined from thy law.
Psalms 119:157 Many [are] my persecutors and mine enemies; [yet] do I not decline from thy testimonies.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

2Ch 34:2. Jb 23:11. Ps 44:18; 119:51, 157. Pv 1:22; 2:2; 3:13; 8:5; 17:16; 18:1; 19:8; 23:23. Jm 1:5.

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