PROVERBS 4:5,6,7
Get wisdom, get understanding,
forget it not; neither decline
from the words of my mouth.
Forsake her not, and she shall
preserve thee
Wisdom is the principal thing,
therefore get wisdom, and
with all thy getting, get
understanding
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PROVERBS 4:5,6,7 Get wisdom, get understanding, forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee Wisdom is the principal thing, therefore get wisdom, and with all thy getting, get understanding
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