Proverbs 4:7

God's Word

The beginning of wisdom is to acquire wisdom. Acquire understanding with all that you have.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 1:10

Give me wisdom and knowledge so that I may lead these people. After all, who can judge this great people of yours?”

Psalm 119:104

From your guiding principles I gain understanding. That is why I hate every path that leads to lying.

Proverbs 16:16

How much better it is to gain wisdom than gold, and the gaining of understanding should be chosen over silver.

Proverbs 2:4

if you search for wisdom as if it were money and hunt for it as if it were hidden treasure,

Proverbs 21:6

Those who gather wealth by lying are wasting time. They are looking for death.

Proverbs 23:23

Buy truth (and do not sell it), ⌞that is,⌟ buy wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

Proverbs 4:5

Acquire wisdom. Acquire understanding. Do not forget. Do not turn away from the words that I have spoken.

Proverbs 8:23

I was appointed from everlasting from the first, before the earth began.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

There are people who are all alone. They have no children or other family members. So there is no end to all the hard work they have to do. Their eyes are never satisfied with riches. But ⌞they never ask themselves⌟ why they are working so hard and depriving themselves of good things. Even this is pointless and a terrible tragedy.

Ecclesiastes 7:12

Wisdom protects us just as money protects us, but the advantage of wisdom is that it gives life to those who have it.

Luke 10:42

There’s only one thing you need. Mary has made the right choice, and that one thing will not be taken away from her.”

Luke 12:20

“But God said to him, ‘You fool! I will demand your life from you tonight! Now who will get what you’ve accumulated?’

Philippians 3:8

It’s far more than that! I consider everything else worthless because I’m much better off knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. It’s because of him that I think of everything as worthless. I threw it all away in order to gain Christ