Proverbs 4:7

The Passion Translation

Wisdom is the most valuable commodity—so buy it! Revelation-knowledge is what you need—so invest in it!

Cross References

Psalm 119:104

For your truth is the source of my understanding, not the falsehoods of those who don’t know you, which I despise.

Proverbs 16:16

Everyone wants gold, but wisdom’s worth is far greater. Silver is sought after, but a heart of understanding yields a greater return.

Proverbs 2:4

For if you keep seeking it like a man would seek for sterling silver, searching in hidden places for cherished treasure,

Proverbs 21:6

You can make a fortune dishonestly, but your crime will hold you in the snares of death!

Proverbs 23:23

Embrace the truth and hold it close. Don’t let go of wisdom, instruction, and life-giving understanding.

Proverbs 4:5

So make wisdom your quest— search for the revelation of life’s meaning. Don’t let what I say go in one ear and out the other.

Proverbs 8:23

From eternity past I was set in place, before the world began. I was anointed from the beginning.

Luke 10:42

Mary has discovered the one thing most important by choosing to sit at my feet. She is undistracted, and I won’t take this privilege from her.”

Luke 12:20

“God said to him, ‘What a fool you are to trust in your riches and not in me! This very night the messengers of death will demand to take your life. Then who will get all the wealth you have stored up for yourself?’

Philippians 3:8

To truly know him meant letting go of everything from my past and throwing all my boasting on the garbage heap. It’s all like a pile of manure to me now, so that I may be enriched in the reality of knowing Jesus Christ and embrace him as Lord in all of his greatness.