Proverbs 4:7

Geneva Bible (1560)

Wisedome is the beginning: get wisedome therefore: and aboue all thy possession get vnderstanding.

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  • Matt 13:44-46 : 44 Againe, the kingdom of heauen is like vnto a treasure hid in ye field, which when a man hath found, he hideth it, & for ioy thereof departeth & selleth all that he hath, and buieth that field. 45 Againe, the kingdome of heauen is like to a marchant man, that seeketh good pearles, 46 Who hauing found a pearle of great price, went and solde all that he had, and bought it.
  • Phil 3:8 : 8 Yea, doubtlesse I thinke all thinges but losse for the excellent knowledge sake of Christ Iesus my Lorde, for whome I haue counted all things losse, and doe iudge them to bee dongue, that I might winne Christ,
  • Mark 8:36-37 : 36 For what shall it profite a man, though he should winne the whole world, if he lose his soule? 37 Or what exchange shall a man giue for his soule?
  • Luke 10:42 : 42 But one thing is needefull, Marie hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
  • Luke 12:20 : 20 But God said vnto him, O foole, this night wil they fetch away thy soule fro thee: then whose shall those things be which thou hast prouided?
  • Ps 49:16-20 : 16 Be not thou afrayd when one is made rich, and when the glory of his house is increased. 17 For he shall take nothing away when he dieth, neither shal his pompe descende after him. 18 For while he liued, he reioyced himselfe: and men will prayse thee, when thou makest much of thy selfe. 19 He shal enter into the generation of his fathers, and they shall not liue for euer. 20 Man is in honour, and vnderstandeth not: he is like to beasts that perish.
  • Ps 119:104 : 104 By thy precepts I haue gotten vnderstanding: therefore I hate all the wayes of falshoode.
  • Prov 16:16 : 16 Howe much better is it to get wisedome then golde? and to get vnderstanding, is more to be desired then siluer.
  • Prov 21:6 : 6 The gathering of treasures by a deceitfull tongue is vanitie tossed to and fro of them that seeke death.
  • Prov 23:23 : 23 Bye the trueth, but sell it not: likewise wisdome, and instruction, and vnderstanding.
  • Eccl 2:4-9 : 4 I haue made my great workes: I haue built me houses: I haue planted me vineyards. 5 I haue made me gardens and orchards, and planted in them trees of all fruite. 6 I haue made me cisternes of water, to water therewith the woods that growe with trees. 7 I haue gotten seruants and maides, and had children borne in the house: also I had great possession of beeues and sheepe aboue all that were before me in Ierusalem. 8 I haue gathered vnto me also siluer and gold, and the chiefe treasures of Kings & prouinces: I haue prouided me men singers and women singers, and the delites of the sonnes of men, as a woman taken captiue, & women taken captiues. 9 And I was great, & increased aboue all that were before me in Ierusalem: also my wisedome remained with me.
  • Eccl 4:8 : 8 There is one alone, & there is not a second, which hath neither sonne nor brother, yet is there none end of all his trauaile, neither can his eye be satisfied with riches: neither doeth he thinke, For whome doe I trauaile and defraude my soule of pleasure? this also is vanitie, and this is an euill trauaile.
  • Eccl 7:12 : 12 (7:14) For man shall rest in the shadowe of wisedome, and in the shadowe of siluer: but the excellencie of the knowledge of wisedome giueth life to the possessers thereof.
  • Eccl 9:16-18 : 16 Then said I, Better is wisdome then stregth: yet the wisedome of the poore is despised, and his wordes are not heard. 17 The wordes of the wise are more heard in quietnes, then the crye of him that ruleth among fooles. 18 Better is wisedome then weapons of warre: but one sinner destroyeth much good.

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  • Prov 4:4-6
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    4When he taught me, and sayde vnto me, Let thine heart holde fast my woordes: keepe my commandements, and thou shalt liue.

    5Get wisedom: get vnderstading: forget not, neither decline from the woordes of my mouth.

    6Forsake her not, and shee shall keepe thee: loue her and shee shall preserue thee.

  • Prov 4:8
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    8Exalt her, and she shall exalt thee: she shall bring thee to honour, if thou embrace her.

  • Prov 3:13-14
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    13Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding.

    14For the marchandise thereof is better then the marchandise of siluer, and the gaine thereof is better then golde.

  • Prov 8:10-12
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    10Receiue mine instruction, and not siluer, and knowledge rather then fine golde.

    11For wisdome is better then precious stones: and all pleasures are not to be compared vnto her.

    12I wisdome dwell with prudence, and I find foorth knowledge and counsels.

  • Prov 7:4
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    4Say vnto wisedome, Thou art my sister: and call vnderstanding thy kinswoman,

  • Prov 19:8
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    8He that possesseth vnderstanding, loueth his owne soule, and keepeth wisdome to finde goodnesse.

  • Eccl 7:11-12
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    11(7:13) Wisedome is good with an inheritance, and excellent to them that see the sunne.

    12(7:14) For man shall rest in the shadowe of wisedome, and in the shadowe of siluer: but the excellencie of the knowledge of wisedome giueth life to the possessers thereof.

  • Prov 16:16
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    16Howe much better is it to get wisedome then golde? and to get vnderstanding, is more to be desired then siluer.

  • Prov 2:10-11
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    76%

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

    11Then shall counsell preserue thee, and vnderstanding shall keepe thee,

  • Prov 1:2-7
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    2To knowe wisdome, and instruction, to vnderstand ye wordes of knowledge,

    3To receiue instruction to do wisely, by iustice and iudgement and equitie,

    4To giue vnto the simple, sharpenesse of wit, and to the childe knowledge and discretion.

    5A wise man shall heare and increase in learning, and a man of vnderstanding shall attayne vnto wise counsels,

    6To vnderstand a parable, & the interpretation, the wordes of ye wise, and their darke sayings.

    7The feare of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fooles despise wisedome and instruction.

  • Prov 2:2-6
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    2And cause thine eares to hearken vnto wisdome, and encline thine heart to vnderstanding,

    3(For if thou callest after knowledge, and cryest for vnderstanding:

    4If thou seekest her as siluer, & searchest for her as for treasures,

    5Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and finde the knowledge of God.

    6For the Lorde giueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding.

  • Prov 9:10
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    10The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lorde, and the knowledge of holy things, is vnderstanding.

  • Prov 5:1
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    1My sonne, hearken vnto my wisedome, & incline thine eare vnto my knowledge.

  • Prov 4:13
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    13Take holde of instruction, and leaue not: keepe her, for shee is thy life.

  • Prov 16:22
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    22Vnderstading is welspring of life vnto them that haue it: and the instruction of fooles is folly.

  • Job 28:20
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    20Whence then commeth wisedome? And where is the place of vnderstanding,

  • Eccl 7:19
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    19(7:21) Wisedome shall strengthen the wise man more then ten mightie princes that are in ye citie.

  • Prov 23:23
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    23Bye the trueth, but sell it not: likewise wisdome, and instruction, and vnderstanding.

  • Prov 8:1
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    1Doeth not wisedome crie? and vnderstanding vtter her voyce?

  • Job 28:12
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    12But where is wisdome found? and where is the place of vnderstanding?

  • Prov 24:14
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    14So shall the knowledge of wisdome be vnto thy soule, if thou finde it, and there shall be an ende, and thine hope shall not be cut off.

  • Ezek 28:4
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    4With thy wisedome and thine vnderstanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten golde and siluer into thy treasures.

  • Prov 24:3
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    3Through wisdome is an house builded, and with vnderstanding it is established.

  • Job 12:12
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    12Among the ancient is wisedome, and in the length of dayes is vnderstanding.

  • Prov 18:15
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    15A wise heart getteth knowledge, and the eare of the wise seeketh learning.

  • Prov 14:8
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    8The wisdome of ye prudent is to vnderstand his way: but the foolishnes of the fooles is deceite.

  • Prov 4:10
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    10Heare, my sonne, & receiue my wordes, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe many.

  • Prov 9:4
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    4Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, she sayth,

  • Prov 8:14
    72%

    14I haue counsell and wisedome: I am vnderstanding, and I haue strength.

  • Prov 3:4
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    4So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstanding in the sight of God and man.

  • Prov 8:5
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    5O ye foolish men, vnderstand wisedome, and ye, O fooles, be wise in heart.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisedome resteth in the heart of him that hath vnderstanding, and is knowen in the mids of fooles.

  • Prov 3:21
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    21My sonne, let not these things depart from thine eyes, but obserue wisdome, and counsell.

  • Prov 9:1
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    1Wisedome hath built her house, and hewen out her seuen pillars.