Proverbs 4:7

23 translations in 9 languages

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📖 Featured Translation Change version:

“__a__FOOTNOTE__a__ Proverbs 4:7 Or, The beginning of wisdom is, Get wisdom __b__FOOTNOTE__b__ Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; __a__FOOTNOTE__a__ Proverbs 4:7 Or, thou hast gotten __b__FOOTNOTE__b__ thy getting get understanding.”

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📚 Other Translations

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📖 English

ASV

__a__FOOTNOTE__a__ Proverbs 4:7 Or, The beginning of wisdom is, Get wisdom __b__FOOTNOTE__b__ Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; __a__FOOTNOTE__a__ Proverbs 4:7 Or, thou hast gotten __b__FOOTNOTE__b__ thy getting get understanding.

BBE

The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.

DARBY

The beginning of wisdom [is], Get wisdom; and with all thy getting get intelligence.

DRB

The beginning of wisdom, get wisdom, and with all thy possession purchase prudence.

JPS

The beginning of wisdom is: Get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.

KJV

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

LXX Brenton

OMITTED TEXT

WEB

Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.

YLT

The first thing [is] wisdom -- get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.

📖 French

CRAMPON

Voici le commencement de la sagesse: acquiers la sagesse; au prix de tout ce que tu possèdes, acquiers l’intelligence.

DARBY_FR

Le commencement de la sagesse, c'est: Acquiers la sagesse, et, au prix de toutes tes acquisitions, acquiers l'intelligence.

LS1910

Voici le commencement de la sagesse: Acquiers la sagesse, Et avec tout ce que tu possèdes acquiers l'intelligence.

📖 German

LUT1545

Denn der Weisheit Anfang ist, wenn man sie gerne höret und die Klugheit lieber hat denn alle Güter.

LUT1912

Denn der Weisheit Anfang ist, wenn man sie gerne hört und die Klugheit lieber hat als alle Güter.

📖 Greek

Codex Alexandrinus

📖 Hebrew

Leningrad Codex

רֵאשִׁית חָכְמָה קְנֵה חָכְמָה וּבְכָל־קִנְיָנְךָ קְנֵה בִינָה׃ ‬

📖 Italian

Diodati1885

La sapienza è la principal cosa; acquista la sapienza; Ed al prezzo di tutti i tuoi beni, acquista la prudenza.

📖 Polish

Gdansk

Początkiem wszystkiego jest mądrość, nabywajże mądrości, a za wzystkę majętność twoję nabywaj roztropności.

📖 Portuguese

ALM1628

A sabedoria é a coisa principal; adquire pois a sabedoria, emprega tudo o que possuis na aquisição de entendimento.

ALM1753

A sabedoria é a coisa principal; adquire, pois, a sabedoria; sim, com tudo o que possuis adquire o entendimento.

📖 Spanish

BO1569

Sabiduría primero que todo; adquiere sabiduría; y ante toda tu posesión adquiere inteligencia.

RV1909

Sabiduría ante todo: adquiere sabiduría: Y ante toda tu posesión adquiere inteligencia.

RVA

Sabiduría ante todo: adquiere sabiduría: Y ante toda tu posesión adquiere inteligencia.

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