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Proverbs 4:7

Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.
Proverbs 4:7
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

רֵאשִׁ֣ית חָ֭כְמָה קְנֵ֣ה חָכְמָ֑ה וּבְכָל־קִ֝נְיָנְךָ֗ קְנֵ֣ה בִינָֽה׃

  1. רֵאשִׁ֣יתre.Shit“[is] first”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רֵאשִׁית · “beginning” · Strong's H7225G
  2. חָ֭כְמָהchokh.mah“wisdom”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חׇכְמָה · “wisdom” · Strong's H2451
  3. קְנֵ֣הke.Neh“acquire”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קָנָה · “to buy” · Strong's H7069
  4. חָכְמָ֑הchokh.mah“wisdom”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חׇכְמָה · “wisdom” · Strong's H2451
  5. וּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-“and by all”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  6. קִ֝נְיָנְךָ֗kin.ya.ne.cha“acquisition your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קִנְיָן · “acquisition” · Strong's H7075
  7. קְנֵ֣הke.Neh“acquire”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קָנָה · “to buy” · Strong's H7069
  8. בִינָֽה׃vi.Nah“understanding”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בִּינָה · “understanding” · Strong's H0998
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)