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Proverbs 4:5

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4:5Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding;

do not forget and do not turn aside from the words I speak.10

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  1. 10 Heb “from the words of my mouth” (so , , ); , “what I say.” The verse uses repetition for the imperative “acquire” to underscore the importance of getting wisdom; it then uses two verb forms for the one prepositional phrase to stress the warning.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Get wisdom; get insight;

do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Get wisdom, get understanding;

do not forget my words or turn away from them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Get wisdom, get understanding;

don’t forget or turn away from the words from my mouth.

NLTNew Living Translation

Get wisdom; develop good judgment.

Don’t forget my words or turn away from them.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Get wisdom and insight;

do not forget and do not turn from the sayings of my mouth.

KJV 1900King James Version

Get wisdom, get understanding:

Forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.