Proverbs

³When I [Solomon] was a son with my father [David], tender and the only son in the sight of my mother [Bathsheba], ⁴He taught me and said to me, Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments and live. [I Chron. 28:9; Eph. 6:4.] ⁵Get skillful and godly Wisdom, get understanding (discernment, comprehension, and interpretation); do not forget and do not turn back from the words of my mouth. ⁶Forsake not [Wisdom], and she will keep, defend, and protect you; love her, and she will guard you. ⁷The beginning of Wisdom is: get Wisdom (skillful and godly Wisdom)! [For skillful and godly Wisdom is the principal thing.] And with all you have gotten, get understanding (discernment, comprehension, and interpretation). [James 1:5.] ⁸Prize Wisdom highly and exalt her, and she will exalt and promote you; she will bring you to honor when you embrace her. ⁹She shall give to your head a wreath of gracefulness; a crown of beauty and glory will she deliver to you.