Proverbs 4:7

Catholic Public Domain Version

The beginning of wisdom is to obtain wisdom, and, with all that you possess, to acquire prudence.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 1:10

Give to me wisdom and understanding, so that I may enter and depart before your people. For who is able worthily to judge this, your people, who are so great?"

Proverbs 16:16

Possess wisdom, for it is better than gold. And acquire prudence, for it is more precious than silver.

Proverbs 2:4

if you will seek her like money, and dig for her as if for treasure,

Proverbs 21:6

Whoever gathers treasures by a lying tongue is vain and heartless. And he will stumble into the snares of death.

Proverbs 23:23

Purchase truth, and do not sell wisdom, or doctrine, or understanding.

Proverbs 4:5

Obtain wisdom, obtain prudence. May you neither forget, nor turn away from, the words of my mouth.

Proverbs 8:23

I was ordained from eternity, and out of antiquity, before the earth was formed.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

He is one, and he does not have a second: no son, no brother. And yet he does not cease to labor, nor are his eyes satisfied with wealth, nor does he reflect, saying: "For whom do I labor and cheat my soul of good things?" In this, too, is emptiness and a most burdensome affliction.

Ecclesiastes 7:12

Wisdom with riches is more useful and more advantageous, for those who see the sun.

Luke 10:42

And yet only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the best portion, and it shall not be taken away from her."

Luke 12:20

But God said to him: 'Foolish one, this very night they require your soul of you. To whom, then, will those things belong, which you have prepared?'

Philippians 3:8

Yet truly, I consider everything to be a loss, because of the preeminent knowledge of Jesus Christ, my Lord, for whose sake I have suffered the loss of everything, considering it all to be like dung, so that I may gain Christ,