Proverbs 4:5 Cross References - Rotherham

⁵ Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding, Do not forget, neither decline thou from the sayings of my mouth.

² And he did that which was right, in the eyes of Yahweh,––and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside, to the right hand or to the left.

¹¹ Of his steps, my foot taketh hold, His way, have I kept, and not swerved;

¹⁸ Our heart had not drawn back, Nor had our goings swerved from thy path;

⁵¹ Insolent men, have derided me exceedingly, From thy law, have I not swerved.

¹⁵⁷ Many, are my persecutors and mine adversaries, From thy testimonies, have I not swerved.

²² How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and, scoffers, in scoffing, delight them? and, dullards, hate knowledge? ²³ Will ye turn, at my reproof? Lo! I will pour out to you my spirit, I will make known my words to you.

² So that thou direct, unto wisdom, thine ear, bend thy heart, unto understanding; ³ Yea if, for understanding, thou cry aloud, for knowledge, utter thy voice; ⁴ If thou seek her as silver, and, like hid treasure, thou search for her,

¹³ How happy the man who hath found wisdom, and the man who draweth forth understanding, ¹⁴ For better is her merchandise, than the merchandise of silver, yea, than gold, her increase; ¹⁵ More precious, is she, than corals, yea, none of thy delightful things, doth equal her: ¹⁶ Length of days, is in her right hand, in her left, are riches and honour; ¹⁷ Her ways, are ways of pleasantness, and, all her paths, are peace; ¹⁸ A tree of life, is she, to them who secure her,––and, they who hold her fast, are every one to be pronounced happy.

⁵ Understand, ye simple ones, shrewdness, and, ye dullards understand sense;

¹⁶ To acquire wisdom, how much better than gold! and, to get hold of understanding, more choice than silver!

¹⁶ Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a dullard? that he who is without sense, may acquire wisdom.

¹ A man seeketh, for satisfaction, going his own way, through all safe counsel, he breaketh.

⁸ He that acquireth sense, loveth his own soul, he that guardeth understanding, shall find blessing.

²³ Truth, buy thou, but do not sell, wisdom, and correction, and understanding.

⁵ But, if any of you is sinning short of wisdom, let him be asking of God, Who giveth unto all freely and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him;