Proverbs 4:7 Cross References - ISV

⁷ Wisdom is of utmost importance, therefore get wisdom, and with all your effort work to acquire understanding.

¹⁶ Don’t be afraid when someone gets rich, when the glory of his household increases. ¹⁷ When he dies, he will not be able to take it all with him— his possessions will not follow him to the grave, ¹⁸ although he considers himself blessed while he’s alive. Though people praise you for doing well, ¹⁹ you will end up like your ancestors’ generation, never again to see the light of day! ²⁰ Humanity, despite its conceit, does not understand that it will perish, just like the animals.

¹⁰⁴ I obtain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.

¹⁶ How much better than gaining gold is the acquisition of wisdom, the attainment of wisdom better than silver!

⁶ A fortune gained by deceit is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.

²³ Purchase truth, but don’t sell it; store up wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

⁴ A Testimony to Extravagant WorksWith respect to my extravagant works, I built houses for myself; I planted vineyards for myself. ⁵ I constructed gardens and orchards for myself, and within them I planted all kinds of fruit trees. ⁶ I built for myself water reservoirs to irrigate forests that produce trees.
⁷ A Testimony to Extravagant PossessionsI acquired male and female slaves, and had other slaves born in my house. I also acquired for myself increasing numbers of herds and flocks—more than anyone who had lived before me in Jerusalem. ⁸ I also accumulated silver, gold, and the wealth of kings and their kingdoms. I gathered around me both male and female singers, along with what delights a man—all sorts of mistresses.
⁹ A Testimony to Extravagant PositionSo I became great, greater than anyone who had lived before me in Jerusalem. Throughout all of this, I remained wise.

⁸ Consider someone who is alone, having neither son nor brother. There is no end to all of his work, and he is never satisfied with wealth. “So for whom do I work,” he asks, “and deprive myself of pleasure?” This, too, is pointless and a terrible tragedy.

¹² Indeed, wisdom gives protection, just like money does, but it’s better to know that wisdom gives life, to those who have mastered it.

¹⁶ So I concluded, “Wisdom is better than strength. Nevertheless, the wisdom of the poor is rejected—his words are never heard.” ¹⁷ The softly spoken words of the wise are to be heard rather than the shouts of a ruler of fools. ¹⁸ Wisdom is better than weapons of war, and a single sinner can destroy a lot of good.

⁴⁴ The Parable about a Hidden Treasure“The kingdom from heaven is like treasure hidden in a field that a man found and hid. In his excitement he went and sold everything he had and bought that field.”
⁴⁵ The Parable about a Valuable Pearl“Again, the kingdom from heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. ⁴⁶ When he found a very valuable pearl, he went and sold everything he had and bought it.”

³⁶ What profit will a person have if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? ³⁷ Indeed, what can a person give in exchange for his life?

⁴² But there’s only one thing you need. Mary has chosen what is better, and it is not to be taken away from her.”

²⁰ But God told him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you. Now who will get the things you’ve accumulated?’

⁸ What is more, I continue to consider all these things to be a loss for the sake of what is far more valuable, knowing the Messiah Jesus, my Lord. It is because of him that I have experienced the loss of all those things. Indeed, I consider them rubbish in order to gain the Messiah