Proverbs 4:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Acquireקְנֵ֣ה
(ke·neh)
7069: to get, acquirea prim. root
wisdom!חָ֭כְמָה
(cha·che·mah)
2451: wisdomfrom chakam
Acquireקְנֵ֣ה
(ke·neh)
7069: to get, acquirea prim. root
understanding!בִינָ֑ה
(vi·nah;)
998: an understandingfrom bin
Do not forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֥ח
(tish·kach)
7911: to forgeta prim. root
norאַל־
(al-)
408: not (a subjective neg.)a prim. particle
turn awayתֵּ֝֗ט
(tet)
5186: to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, benda prim. root
from the wordsמֵֽאִמְרֵי־
(me·'im·rei-)
561: speech, wordfrom amar
of my mouth.פִֽי׃
(fi.)
6310: moutha prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Get
qanah  (kaw-naw')
to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
wisdom
chokmah  (khok-maw')
wisdom (in a good sense) -- skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
get
qanah  (kaw-naw')
to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
understanding
biynah  (bee-naw')
understanding -- knowledge, meaning, perfectly, understanding, wisdom.
forget
shakach  (shaw-kakh')
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention -- at all, (cause to) forget.
it not neither decline
natah  (naw-taw')
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.
from the words
'emer  (ay'-mer)
something said -- answer, appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.
of my mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.

King James Bible
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Get wisdom, get understanding; don't forget or turn away from the words of my mouth.

International Standard Version
Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget or turn aside from the words of my mouth!

NET Bible
Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget and do not turn aside from the words I speak.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“Get wisdom and get understanding, and do not turn aside from the sayings of my mouth.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Acquire wisdom. Acquire understanding. Do not forget. Do not turn away from the words that I have spoken.

King James 2000 Bible
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither turn away from the words of my mouth.
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