Proverbs 4:7-10 in English

⁷ Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.

⁸ Exalt her, and she will promote thee; She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.

⁹ She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; A crown of beauty will she deliver to thee.

¹⁰ Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many.

⁸ Secure it, and it shall exalt thee: honour it, that it may embrace thee;

⁹ that it may give unto thy head a crown of graces, and may cover thee with a crown of delight.

¹⁰ Hear, my son, and receive my words; and the years of thy life shall be increased, that the resources of thy life may be many.

⁷ Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

⁸ Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

⁹ She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

¹⁰ Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

⁷ Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

⁸ Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

⁹ She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

¹⁰ Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

⁸ Secure it, and it shall exalt you: honor it, that it may embrace you;

⁹ that it may give to your head a crown of graces, and may cover you with a crown of delight.

¹⁰ Hear, my son, and receive my words; and the years of your life shall be increased, that the resources of your life may be many.

⁷ Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: yea, with all thou hast gotten get understanding.

⁸ Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

⁹ She shall give to thine head a chaplet of grace: a crown of beauty shall she deliver to thee.

¹⁰ Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

⁷ The most important thing that you can do is to get wisdom. Even if you obtain many other things, the best thing is to know what things are wise.

⁸ If you consider being wise to be very valuable, people will think very highly of you. If you cling to wisdom like you would cling to a woman you love, many people will honor you.

⁹ If you become wise, that will for you be like a beautiful wreath that is put {someone puts} on your head; it will be like a king's glorious crown.” That is what my father told me.

¹⁰ So now I say, “My son, heed what I say. If you do that, you will live a good long life.

⁸ Secure it, and it shall exalt you: honour it, that it may embrace you;

⁹ that it may give to your head a crown of graces, and may cover you with a crown of delight.

¹⁰ Hear, my son, and receive my words; and the years of your life shall be increased, that the resources of your life may be many.

⁷ Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.

⁸ Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honor when you embrace her.

⁹ She will give to your head a garland of grace. She will deliver a crown of splendor to you.”

¹⁰ Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.

⁷ Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.

⁸ Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honor when you embrace her.

⁹ She will give to your head a garland of grace. She will deliver a crown of splendor to you.”

¹⁰ Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.

⁷ Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.

⁸ Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honour when you embrace her.

⁹ She will give to your head a garland of grace. She will deliver a crown of splendour to you.”

¹⁰ Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.

⁷ The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.

⁸ Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love.

⁹ She will put a crown of grace on your head, giving you a head-dress of glory.

¹⁰ Give ear, O my son, and let your heart be open to my sayings; and long life will be yours.

⁷ The beginning of wisdom is, Get wisdom; and with all thy getting get intelligence.

⁸ Exalt her, and she shall promote thee; she shall bring thee to honour when thou dost embrace her.

⁹ She shall give to thy head a garland of grace; a crown of glory will she bestow upon thee.

¹⁰ Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of thy life shall be multiplied.

⁷ The beginning of wisdom, get wisdom, and with all thy possession purchase prudence.

⁸ Take hold on her, and she shall exalt thee: thou shalt be glorified by her, when thou shalt embrace her.

⁹ She shall give to thy head increase of graces, and protect thee with a noble crown.

¹⁰ Hear, O my son, and receive my words, that years of life may be multiplied to thee.

⁷ The first thing in becoming wise is to get wisdom! Whatever else you gain, gain insight.

⁸ Treasure wisdom, and she will praise you; embrace her, and she will honor you.

⁹ She will place on your head a wreath of grace; she will present to you a crown of glory.”

¹⁰ Listen, my son, if you accept what I tell you, then you will live a long life.

⁷ Wisedome is the beginning: get wisedome therefore: and aboue all thy possession get vnderstanding.

⁸ Exalt her, and she shall exalt thee: she shall bring thee to honour, if thou embrace her.

⁹ She shall giue a comely ornamet vnto thine head, yea, she shall giue thee a crowne of glorie.

¹⁰ Heare, my sonne, and receiue my wordes, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe many.

⁷ The beginning of wisdom is: Get wisdom; yea, with all thy getting get understanding.

⁸ Extol her, and she will exalt thee; she will bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

⁹ She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; a crown of glory will she bestow on thee.'

¹⁰ Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

⁷ Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: And with all thy getting get understanding.

⁸ Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: She shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

⁹ She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: A crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

¹⁰ Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many.

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

⁸ Hold her in high esteem, and she will exalt thee: she will bring thee to honor, when thou embracest her.

⁹ She will give to thy head a wreath of grace: a crown of ornament will she deliver to thee.

¹⁰ Hear, O my son, and accept my sayings: and they will increase unto thee the years of life.

⁸ Secure it, and it shall exalt thee: Honor it, that it may embrace thee;

⁹ That it may give unto thy head a crown of graces, And may cover thee with a crown of delight.

¹⁰ Hear, my son, and receive my words; And the years of thy life shall be increased, That the resources of thy life may be many.

⁷ Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore gain wisdom, And with all thy gain, gain understanding.

⁸ Exalt her, and she will promote thee; She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her;

⁹ She will give to thy head a graceful wreath, A beautiful crown will she bestow upon thee.

¹⁰ Hear, O my son! and receive my sayings! So shall the years of thy life be many.

⁷ Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.

⁸ Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honor, when you embrace her.

⁹ She will give to your head a garland of chen ·grace·. She will deliver a crown of splendor to you.”

¹⁰ Sh'ma ·Hear obey·, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.

⁷ Wisdom is the most important thing, so acquire wisdom and spend all you own so you can get understanding.

⁸ Cherish wisdom and she will exalt you; she will honor you when you embrace her.

⁹ She will put a wreath of honor on your head; she will give you a beautiful crown.”

¹⁰ Listen, my son, and pay attention to my words, and you will have many years in your life.

⁷ Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.

⁸ Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honor when you embrace her.

⁹ She will give to your head a garland of grace. She will deliver a crown of splendor to you.”

¹⁰ Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.

⁷ Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.

⁸ Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honour when you embrace her.

⁹ She will give to your head a garland of grace. She will deliver a crown of splendour to you.”

¹⁰ Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.

⁷ Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

⁸ Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.

⁹ She shall give to thy head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

¹⁰ Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

⁷ Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.

⁸ Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honor when you embrace her.

⁹ She will give to your head a garland of grace. She will deliver a crown of splendor to you.”

¹⁰ Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.

⁷ Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.

⁸ Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honour when you embrace her.

⁹ She will give to your head a garland of grace. She will deliver a crown of splendour to you.”

¹⁰ Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.

⁷ The beginning of wisdom, wield thou wisdom; and in all thy possession, get thou prudence.

⁸ Take thou it, and it shall enhance thee; thou shalt be glorified of it, when thou hast embraced it.

⁹ It shall give increasings of graces to thine head; and a noble crown shall defend thee.

¹⁰ My son, hear thou, and take my words; that the years of life be multiplied to thee.

⁷ The beginning of wisdom, wield thou wisdom; and in all thy possession, get thou prudence. (The beginning of wisdom, is that thou first obtain wisdom; and among all thy possessions, of greatest importance is that thou get understanding.)

⁸ Take thou it, and it shall enhance thee; thou shalt be glorified of it, when thou hast embraced it. (Receive thou it into thy heart, and it shall advance thee, or shall promote thee, or raise thee up; thou shalt be honoured, when thou hast embraced it.)

⁹ It shall give increasings of graces to thine head; and a noble crown shall defend thee. (It shall bring many favours upon thee; and they shall adorn thee like a noble crown.)

¹⁰ My son, hear thou, and take my words (to heart); (so) that the years of (thy) life be multiplied to thee.

⁷ The first thing is wisdom — get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.

⁸ Exalt her, and she doth lift thee up, She honoureth thee, when thou dost embrace her.

⁹ She giveth to thy head a wreath of grace, A crown of beauty she doth give thee freely.

¹⁰ Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And years of life are multiplied to thee.