Proverbs 4:5

Modern

Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.

Traditional

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

Literal

Acquire wisdom; acquire understanding! Do not forget and do not bend away from the words of my mouth.

Latin

Posside sapientiam, posside prudentiam: ne obliviscaris, neque declines a verbis oris mei.

Hebrew

English

Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.

In the Old Testament, forgetting means more than just not remembering; it also means failing to obey.

James 1:5
Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
Proverbs 3:13–18
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,
Proverbs 1:22–23
“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
2 Chronicles 34:2
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
Psalm 44:18
Our hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from Your path.
Job 23:11
My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.
Proverbs 8:5
O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.
Proverbs 17:16
Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
Proverbs 19:8
He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success.
Psalm 119:157
Though my persecutors and foes are many, I have not turned from Your testimonies.
Proverbs 18:1
He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.
Psalm 119:51
The arrogant utterly deride me, but I do not turn from Your law.