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Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.
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Wisdom's Supreme Value
All commentators agree that wisdom is the supreme priority. Scholars highlight the phrasing 'with all thy getting,' explaining that wisdom should be pursued more fervently and valued more highly than any material wealth or worldly possessions. One translation suggests acquiring it even 'at the price of all you have gotten.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The counsel which has come to him, in substance, from his father. Compare it with 2 Samuel 23:2 and following; [Reference 1 Chronicles …
19th Century
Anglican
Wisdom is the principal thing ...—This may also be translated, The beginning of wisdom is Get (or, to get, compa…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Wisdom [is] the principal thing Or principal, one; the principal of persons and things; the principal of persons, an…
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