Proverbs 4:7 - Revised Standard Version CI The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: And with all thy getting get understanding. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The beginning of Wisdom is: get Wisdom (skillful and godly Wisdom)! [For skillful and godly Wisdom is the principal thing.] And with all you have gotten, get understanding (discernment, comprehension, and interpretation). [James 1:5.] American Standard Version (1901) Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding. Common English Bible The beginning of wisdom: Get wisdom! Get understanding before anything else. Catholic Public Domain Version The beginning of wisdom is to obtain wisdom, and, with all that you possess, to acquire prudence. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The beginning of wisdom, get wisdom, and with all thy possession purchase prudence. |