Verse List for PROV 4:7

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B I ◄ ← Prov 4:7 ↓ → ► ═ ©

Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=important Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) Wisdom is the priority—get hold of it, ⇔ and more than anything, acquire understanding.

OET-LV the_beginning _of wisdom acquire wisdom and_on/over_all acquisition _of_your acquire understanding.

ULT Wisdom, is first. Acquire wisdom! ⇔ And with all your acquisition acquire understanding!

UST Being wise is the most important thing. So become wise! ⇔  Even if it costs you everything that you own, become a person who understands God’s world!

BSB & MSB Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. ⇔  And whatever you may acquire,[fn] gain understanding.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB Wisdom is supreme. ⇔  Get wisdom. ⇔  Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.

NET Wisdom is supreme – so acquire wisdom, ⇔ and whatever you acquire, acquire understanding!

LSV The first thing [is] wisdom—get wisdom,
And with all your getting get understanding.

FBV The first thing in becoming wise is to get wisdom! Whatever else you gain, gain insight.

T4T The most important thing that you can do is to get wisdom. ⇔  Even if you obtain many other things, ⇔  the best thing is to know what things are wise.

LEB • The beginning of wisdom: Get wisdom!
• With all that is in your possession, gain insight.

BBE The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.

Moff at any cost get knowledge--

JPS The beginning of wisdom is: Get wisdom; yea, with all thy getting get understanding.

ASV Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; ⇔ Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.

DRA The beginning of wisdom, get wisdom, and with all thy possession purchase prudence.

YLT The first thing [is] wisdom — get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.

Drby The beginning of wisdom [is], Get wisdom; and with all thy getting get intelligence.

RV Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: yea, with all thou hast gotten get understanding.
(Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: yea, with all thou/you hast gotten get understanding.)

SLT Wisdom the beginning; obtain wisdom, and with all thine acquisition, obtain understanding.

Wbstr Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

KJB-1769 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
(Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy/your getting get understanding.)

KJB-1611 Wisedome is the principall thing, therefore get wisedome: and with all thy getting, get vnderstanding.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps The chiefe poynt of wysdome, is to possesse wysdome: and before all thy goodes to get thee vnderstanding.
(The chief point of wisdom, is to possess wisdom: and before all thy/your goods to get thee/you understanding.)

Gnva Wisedome is the beginning: get wisedome therefore: and aboue all thy possession get vnderstanding.
(Wisdom is the beginning: get wisdom therefore: and above all thy/your possession get understanding.)

Cvdl The chefe poynte of wy?dome is, that thou be wyllynge to opteyne wy?dome, and before all thy goodes to get the vnderstondynge.
(The chief point of wisdom is, that thou/you be willing to obtain wisdom, and before all thy/your goods to get the understanding.)

Wycl The bigynnyng of wisdom, welde thou wisdom; and in al thi possessioun gete thou prudence.
(The beginning of wisdom, weld thou/you wisdom; and in all thy/your possession gotten thou/you prudence.)

Luth Denn der Weisheit Anfang ist, wenn man sie gerne höret und die Klugheit lieber hat denn alle Güter.
(Because the/of_the wise_(people) beginning is, when man they/she/them gladly/willingly hear and the wisdom love(v) has because/than all goods.)

ClVg Principium sapientiæ: posside sapientiam, et in omni possessione tua acquire prudentiam.
(Principium of_wisdom: get_it wisdom, and in/into/on all possession your acquire prudence.)

UHB רֵאשִׁ֣ית חָ֭כְמָה קְנֵ֣ה חָכְמָ֑ה וּ⁠בְ⁠כָל־קִ֝נְיָנְ⁠ךָ֗ קְנֵ֣ה בִינָֽה׃ ‡

BrLXX No BrLXX PROV 4:7 verse available

BrTr No BrTr PROV 4:7 verse available