King James Version
Proverbs 4:5 in the King James Version says “Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.”
Proverbs 4:5 · KJV
For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Get”
H7069to erect, i.e., create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
“Get”
H7069to erect, i.e., create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“forget”
H7911to mislay, i.e., to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“it not neither decline”
H5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
“of my mouth”
H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos
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