The Meaning of Proverbs 4:7 Explained

Proverbs 4:7

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

YLT: The first thing is wisdom -- get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.

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

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

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Proverbs 4:7?

MEANING: What does Proverbs 4:7 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Proverbs 4:7 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Proverbs 4:7?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 4:7 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 4:1-9 - The Counsels Of Experience.
Here are many duties! Be generous! Of course we must discriminate-to whom it is due; and we must be prudent-when it is in the power of thine hand, Proverbs 3:27. Moreover, be prompt, Proverbs 3:28. Don't stir up strife or take a mean advantage, Proverbs 3:29-30. In the presence of the prosperity of the violent and evil man, repress envy and recall Psalms 37:1-40.
The word translated secret in Proverbs 3:32 should be rendered "friendship." See Psalms 25:14. Remember that Jesus calls us into this sacred inner circle, John 15:15. Count on God blessing your home-life, Proverbs 3:33. Be lowly and claim your great inheritance, Proverbs 3:34-35. See Matthew 5:3.
We are next admitted into an ancient Hebrew home, Proverbs 4:1-9. We can hear the old patriarch advising his son, with deep and fond anxiety, that he should make the best of his life. What a difference would come over the land if fathers spoke more often like this! But to speak thus needs a background of noble living. [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 4

1  persuades to wisdom
14  and to show wickedness
20  He exhorts to sanctification

What do the individual words in Proverbs 4:7 mean?

The principal thing Wisdom [is] [Therefore] get wisdom and in all your getting get understanding
רֵאשִׁ֣ית חָ֭כְמָה קְנֵ֣ה חָכְמָ֑ה וּבְכָל־ קִ֝נְיָנְךָ֗ קְנֵ֣ה בִינָֽה

רֵאשִׁ֣ית  The  principal  thing 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: רֵאשִׁית  
Sense: first, beginning, best, chief.
חָ֭כְמָה  Wisdom  [is] 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: חָכְמָה  
Sense: wisdom.
קְנֵ֣ה  [Therefore]  get 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: קָנָה 
Sense: to get, acquire, create, buy, possess.
חָכְמָ֑ה  wisdom 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: חָכְמָה  
Sense: wisdom.
וּבְכָל־  and  in  all 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
קִ֝נְיָנְךָ֗  your  getting 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: קִנְיָן  
Sense: thing acquired, acquisition, possession, purchased property, wealth.
קְנֵ֣ה  get 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: קָנָה 
Sense: to get, acquire, create, buy, possess.
בִינָֽה  understanding 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: בִּינָה  
Sense: understanding, discernment.

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