Proverbs 4:7
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.”Proverbs 4:7
What Does Proverbs 4:7 Mean?
Proverbs 4:7 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 4, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Wisdom.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 4:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 4:23“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”Psalms 90:12“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”Ecclesiastes 7:12“For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.”Ecclesiastes 9:16“Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.”Proverbs 23:23“Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.”Proverbs 16:16“How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!”Philippians 3:8“Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,”2 Chronicles 1:10“Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?”Proverbs 18:15“The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.”Mark 8:36“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”Proverbs 14:18“The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.”Ecclesiastes 1:13“And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.”Matthew 13:44“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.”Job 22:2“Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?”Psalms 119:104“Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.”Proverbs 8:18“Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.”Romans 2:10“But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:”Psalms 49:16“Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;”Proverbs 21:6“The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.”Luke 12:20“But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?”
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