Proverbs 4:7 Cross References - MSTC

⁷ The chief point of wisdom is that thou be willing to obtain wisdom, and before all thy goods to get the understanding.

¹⁶ Be not thou afraid, though one be made rich, or if the glory of his house be increased; ¹⁷ for he shall carry nothing away with him when he dieth, neither shall his pomp follow him. ¹⁸ For while he lived, he counted himself a happy man; and so long as thou doest well unto thyself, men will speak good of thee. ¹⁹ But when he followeth his fathers' generation, he shall never see light any more. ²⁰ When a man is in honour and hath no understanding, he is compared unto the brute beasts — and becometh like unto them.

¹⁰⁴ Through thy commandments I get understanding; therefore I hate all false ways.

¹⁶ To have wisdom in possession is better than gold; and to get understanding is more worth than silver.

⁶ Whoso hordeth up riches with the deceitfulness of his tongue: he is a fool, and like unto them that seek their own death.

²³ Labour for to get the truth, sell not away wisdom, nurture and understanding;

⁴ I made gorgeous fair works. I builded me houses, and planted vineyards. ⁵ I made me orchards and gardens of pleasure, and planted trees in them of all manner fruits. ⁶ I made pools of water, to water the green and fruitful trees withal. ⁷ I bought servants and maidens, and had a great household. As for cattle and sheep, I had more substance of them than all they that were before me in Jerusalem. ⁸ I gathered silver and gold together, even a treasure of kings and lands. I provided me singers and women which could play of instruments, to make man mirth and pastime. I gat me drinking cups also and glasses. ⁹ Shortly, I was greater and in more worship, than all my predecessors in Jerusalem. For wisdom remained with me:

⁸ There is one man, no more but himself alone, having neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of his careful travail, his eyes cannot be satisfied with riches. Yet, doth he not remember himself, and say, "For whom do I take such travail? For whose pleasure do I thus consume away my life?" This is also a vain and miserable thing.

¹² For wisdom defendeth as well as money, and the excellent knowledge and wisdom giveth life to him that have it in possession.

¹⁶ Then said I, "Wisdom is better than strength." Nevertheless, a simple man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. ¹⁷ A wise man's counsel that is followed in silence, is far above the crying of a captain among fools. ¹⁸ For wisdom is better than harness: but one unthrifty alone destroyeth much good.

⁴⁴ "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in the field, the which a man findeth and hideth it: and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. ⁴⁵ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant, that seeketh good pearls, ⁴⁶ which when he had found one precious pearl, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

³⁶ What shall it profit a man, if he should win all the world and lose his own soul? ³⁷ Or else, what shall a man give, to redeem his soul again?

⁴² verily one is needful. Mary hath chosen her that good part, which shall not be taken away from her."

²⁰ But God said unto him, 'Thou fool, this night will they fetch away thy soul again from thee. Then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?'

⁸ Yea I think all things but loss for that excellent knowledge's sake of Christ Jesus my Lord. For whom I have counted all thing loss, and do judge them but dung, that I might win Christ,