Proverbs 4:5

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Get thee wysdome, and get thee vnderstanding: forget not the wordes of my mouth, and shrinke not from them.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 34:2 : 2 And he dyd that whiche was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the wayes of Dauid his father, and bowed neither to the right hand nor to the left.
  • Job 23:11 : 11 My foote doth kepe his path, his hie way haue I holden, and will not go out of it.
  • Ps 44:18 : 18 Our heart is not turned backe, neither our steppes be declined out of thy pathes:
  • Ps 119:51 : 51 The proude haue had me exceedingly in derision: yet I haue not shrinked from thy lawe.
  • Ps 119:157 : 157 There be many that do persecute me and be myne aduersaries: yet I do not swarue from thy testimonies.
  • Prov 1:22-23 : 22 O ye children, howe long wyll ye loue childishnesse? howe long wyll the scorners delite in scornyng, and the vnwise hate knowledge? 23 O turne you at my correction: lo I wyll expresse my mynde vnto you, and make you vnderstande my wordes.
  • Prov 2:2-4 : 2 That thou wylt encline thine eares vnto wisdome: applye thine heart then to vnderstandyng. 3 For if thou cryest after wisdome, and cryest for knowledge: 4 If thou seekest for her as for siluer, and searchest for her as for treasures:
  • Prov 3:13-18 : 13 Well is hym that findeth wysdome, and getteth vnderstandyng: 14 For the marchaundise of it, is better then the marchaundise of siluer, and the gayne therof is better then golde. 15 She is more worth then pretious stones: and all the thinges that thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto her. 16 In her right hande is long life, and in her left hande riches and honour. 17 Her wayes are pleasaunt wayes, and all her pathes are peaceable. 18 She is a tree of lyfe to them that lay holde vpon her: and blessed is he that kepeth her fast.
  • Prov 8:5 : 5 Take heede vnto knowledge O ye ignoraunt, be ye wise in heart O ye fooles.
  • Prov 16:16 : 16 To haue wisdome in possession, is better then to haue golde: and to get vnderstandyng, is rather to be chosen then to haue siluer.
  • Prov 17:16 : 16 Whereto hath a foole treasure in his hande to bye wisdome, seeing he hath no minde therto?
  • Prov 18:1 : 1 Who so hath an earnest desire to wysdome he will sequester him selfe to seeke it, and occupie him selfe in all stedfastnesse & sounde doctrine.
  • Prov 19:8 : 8 He that is wise loueth his owne soule, and kepeth vnderstanding, that he may prosper.
  • Prov 23:23 : 23 Purchase trueth, wysdome, nurture, and vnderstanding, and sell them not.
  • Jas 1:5 : 5 If any of you lacke wisdome, let him aske of God, that geueth to all men indifferentlie, and casteth no man in the teeth: and it shalbe geuen hym.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 4:6-8
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    85%

    6Forsake her not, and she shall preserue thee, loue her, and she shall kepe thee.

    7The chiefe poynt of wysdome, is to possesse wysdome: and before all thy goodes to get thee vnderstanding.

    8Make much of her, and she shall promote thee, yea if thou embrace her, she shall bryng thee vnto honour:

  • Prov 4:4
    83%

    4He taught me also and sayde vnto me, let thyne heart receaue my wordes, kepe my commaundementes and thou shalt liue.

  • Prov 5:7-8
    2 verses
    78%

    7Heare me nowe therefore O ye chyldren, and depart not from the wordes of my mouth.

    8Kepe thy way farre from her, & come not nigh the doores of her house.

  • Prov 3:1
    78%

    1My sonne, forget not thou my lawe, but see that thine heart kepe my commaundementes:

  • Prov 5:1-2
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    1My sonne geue heede vnto my wisdome, and bowe thyne eare vnto my prudence:

    2That thou mayest regarde good counsell, and that thy lippes may kepe knowledge.

  • Prov 3:21
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    21My sonne, let not these thinges depart from thyne eyes, but kepe wysdome and vnderstanding:

  • Prov 4:20-22
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    20My sonne marke my wordes, and encline thyne eare vnto my sayinges:

    21Let them not depart from thine eyes, but kepe them euen in the middest of thyne heart:

    22For they are life vnto those that finde them, and health vnto all their bodyes.

  • Prov 4:13
    76%

    13Take fast holde of doctrine, and let her not go: kepe her, for she is thy life.

  • Prov 1:8
    76%

    8My sonne, heare thy fathers doctrine, & forsake not the lawe of thy mother:

  • Prov 4:10
    75%

    10Heare my sonne, and receaue my wordes, and the yeres of thy life shalbe many.

  • Prov 19:8
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    8He that is wise loueth his owne soule, and kepeth vnderstanding, that he may prosper.

  • Prov 7:25
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    25Let not thyne heart wander in her wayes, and be not thou deceaued in her pathes.

  • Prov 2:1-2
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    1My sonne, if thou wylt receaue my wordes, and lay vp my commaundementes within thee,

    2That thou wylt encline thine eares vnto wisdome: applye thine heart then to vnderstandyng.

  • Prov 2:10-11
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    75%

    10When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and thy soule deliteth in knowledge:

    11Then shall counsayle preserue thee, and vnderstandyng shall kepe thee,

  • Prov 8:33
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    33O geue eare vnto nurture, be wyse, and refuse it not:

  • Prov 7:4-5
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    4Say vnto wysdome, thou art my sister: and call vnderstanding thy kinsewoman:

    5That they may kepe thee from the straunge woman, and from the forraine woman which geueth sweete wordes.

  • Prov 23:23
    74%

    23Purchase trueth, wysdome, nurture, and vnderstanding, and sell them not.

  • Prov 2:6
    74%

    6For the Lorde geueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstandyng.

  • Prov 4:1-2
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    1Heare O ye chyldren a fatherly instruction, & take good heede, that ye may learne vnderstanding.

    2For I haue geuen you a good doctrine, forsake not ye my lawe.

  • Prov 7:1
    74%

    1My sonne kepe my words, and lay vp my commaundements by thee.

  • Prov 1:5
    74%

    5The wise man wyll geue eare, and wyll come by more wisdome, and he that is endued with vnderstanding shal attayne vnto wise counsayles.

  • Prov 8:10-11
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    74%

    10Receaue my doctrine and not siluer, and knowledge rather then fine golde:

    11For wysdome is more worth then pretious stones, yea all thinges that thou canst desire, may not be compared vnto it.

  • Prov 9:6
    73%

    6Forsake foolishnes, and ye shall lyue: and see that ye go in the way of vnderstandyng.

  • Prov 1:2
    73%

    2To learne wisdome and instruction, & to perceaue the wordes of vnderstandyng,

  • Prov 16:22-23
    2 verses
    73%

    22Vnderstandyng is a well of lyfe vnto hym that hath it: as for the chastenyng of fooles it is but foolishnesse.

    23A wyse heart ordereth his mouth wisely, and ministreth learnyng vnto his lippes.

  • Prov 6:20
    73%

    20My sonne, kepe thy fathers commaundement, and forsake not the lawe of thy mother:

  • Prov 4:24
    73%

    24Put away from thee a frowarde mouth, and let the lippes of slaunder be farre from thee.

  • Prov 8:5
    73%

    5Take heede vnto knowledge O ye ignoraunt, be ye wise in heart O ye fooles.

  • Prov 6:24
    72%

    24That they may kepe thee from the euyll woman, and from the flattering tongue of the straunge woman.

  • Prov 2:17
    72%

    17Forsaketh the husbande of her youth, & forgetteth the couenaunt of her God.

  • Prov 4:15
    72%

    15Abhorre it and go not therein, depart aside, and passe ouer by it.

  • Prov 16:16
    72%

    16To haue wisdome in possession, is better then to haue golde: and to get vnderstandyng, is rather to be chosen then to haue siluer.

  • Prov 3:13
    72%

    13Well is hym that findeth wysdome, and getteth vnderstandyng:

  • Prov 22:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17Bowe downe thyne eare, and heare the wordes of the wise: applie thy mind vnto my doctrine:

    18For it is a pleasaunt thing if thou kepe them in thyne heart, and order them in thy lippes:

  • Prov 9:4
    72%

    4Who so is without knowledge, let him come hither: And to the vnwise she said,

  • Prov 3:3
    71%

    3Let mercie and faithfulnesse neuer go from thee: binde them about thy necke, and write them in the tables of thyne heart:

  • Prov 23:9
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    9Tell nothing into the eares of a foole: for he wyll despise the wysdome of thy wordes.