Proverbs 4:7 Cross References - NSB

⁷ »Wisdom is the most important thing. So gain wisdom! And by all means arrive at understanding.

¹⁶ Do not be afraid when someone becomes rich, when the greatness of his house increases. ¹⁷ He will not take anything with him when he dies. Even his greatness cannot follow him. ¹⁸ Even though he blesses himself while he is alive. (People will praise you when you do well for yourself.) ¹⁹ He must join the generation of his ancestors who will never see light again. ²⁰ Mortals, with what they treasure, still do not have understanding. They are like animals that die.

¹⁰⁴ I get understanding from your precepts. Therefore I hate every false way.

¹⁶ How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding instead of silver!

⁶ Wealth acquired by lying is fleeting vapor and a deadly pursuit.

²³ Buy the truth and do not sell it. Also buy wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

⁴ I made great works. I built houses for myself. I planted vineyards for myself. ⁵ I made myself parks and fruit gardens, planting in them fruit-trees of all kinds. ⁶ I made water pools from which to water the young trees. ⁷ I acquired male and female servants, and they gave birth to sons and daughters in my house. I had great wealth of herds and flocks, more than all who were in Jerusalem before me. ⁸ I gathered silver and gold and the wealth of kings and of countries. I acquired male and female singers, the delights of the sons of men, girls of all sorts to be my brides. ⁹ I became great and increased more than all who had been before me in Jerusalem and my wisdom remained with me.

⁸ There is a man who is by himself, without a companion. He is without son or brother. There is no end to all his work. He never has enough wealth. Nor is his eye satisfied with riches. He never asks: »For whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure?« This too is vanity and a terrible problem.

¹² Wisdom is a shelter just as money is a shelter. The advantage of knowledge is that wisdom gives lift to those who have it.

¹⁶ Then I said: »Wisdom is better than strength.« Nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. ¹⁷ The words of the wise heard in quietness are more than the loud cry of the ruler of fools. ¹⁸ Wisdom is better than weapons of war, yet one sinner destroys much good.

⁴⁴ »The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. A man found the treasure and hid it again in the field. He is so filled with joy he sells everything he owns and buys the field. ⁴⁵ »The kingdom of heaven is also like a merchant seeking valuable pearls. ⁴⁶ »When he found one pearl of great value, he sold all that he had, and bought it.

³⁶ »What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? ³⁷ »What should a man give in exchange for his life?

⁴² »However one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the proper way and it shall not be taken away from her.«

²⁰ »But God said to him: ‘You fool this night you will give up your life. Then who will have all these things you accumulated?’

⁸ I count all things to be loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. I suffered the loss of all things. Yet I count them as refuse (garbage) (dung) that I may gain Christ.