King James Version
Proverbs 4:7 in the King James Version says “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.”
Proverbs 4:7 · KJV
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.
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. a crown: or, she shall compass thee with a crown of glory
KJV Study — Public Domain
“is the principal thing”
H7225the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)
“therefore get”
H7069to erect, i.e., create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“and with all thy getting”
H7075creation, i.e., (concretely) creatures; also acquisition, purchase, wealth
“therefore get”
H7069to erect, i.e., create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
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