Proverbs 4:7 Cross References - Leeser

⁷ The beginning of wisdom is, Acquire wisdom: and with all thy acquisition acquire understanding.

^{16 (49:17)} Be not thou afraid when a man becometh rich, when the glory of his house is increased; ^{17 (49:18)} For when he dieth he can take nothing away; his glory will not descend after him. ^{18 (49:19)} For though he bless his soul during his life, and men praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself: ^{19 (49:20)} She shall go to the generation of his fathers, unto eternity will these never see light. ^{20 (49:21)} Man, though in splendor, who understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish. °

¹⁰⁴ Through thy precepts shall I obtain understanding: therefore do I hate every path of falsehood.

¹⁶ How much better is it to obtain wisdom than gold! and to obtain understanding is preferable to silver!

⁶ The getting of treasures by a tongue of falsehood is like the fleeting breath of those that seek death.

²³ Buy the truth and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

⁴ I made great works: I built myself houses; I planted myself vineyards; ⁵ I made myself gardens and orchards, and I planted therein trees of all kinds of fruit; ⁶ I made myself pools of water, to water therewith the forest overgrown with trees; ⁷ I bought men-servants and maid-servants, and I had likewise those born in my house; I had also great possessions of cattle and flocks above all that had been before me in Jerusalem. ⁸ I gathered unto myself also silver and gold, and the choice treasures of kings and of the provinces: I procured myself male singers and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men, wagons and chariots. ⁹ So was I great, and obtained more than all that had been before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

⁸ There is one alone, and he hath not a companion; yea, he hath neither son nor brother: yet is there no end to all his toil; his eye also is not satisfied with riches. Yet for whom do I toil, and deprive my soul of good? Also this is vanity, yea, it is a bad employment.

¹² For under the shadow of wisdom a man is equally well as under the shadow of money; but the superior excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to him that possesseth it.

¹⁶ Then said I, Wisdom is better than might: although the poor man’s wisdom is held in contempt, and his words are not heard. ¹⁷ The words of wise men heard in quiet are better than the cry of him that ruleth among fools. ¹⁸ Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner causes much good to be lost.