Proverbs 4:7 Cross References
Proverbs 4:7
7: Getting wisdom is the most important thing you can do! And whatever else you do, get good judgment.
Ecclesiastes 7:12
- Wisdom or money can get you almost anything, but it's important to know that only wisdom can save your life.
Ecclesiastes 9:16
- Then I realized that though wisdom is better than strength, those who are wise will be despised if they are poor. What they say will not be appreciated for long.
- But even so, the quiet words of a wise person are better than the shouts of a foolish king.
- A wise person can overcome weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much that is good.
Proverbs 23:23
- Get the truth and don't ever sell it; also get wisdom, discipline, and discernment.
Proverbs 16:16
- How much better to get wisdom than gold, and understanding than silver!
Matthew 13:44
- "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field--and to get the treasure, too!
- "Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a pearl merchant on the lookout for choice pearls.
- When he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it!
Mark 8:36
- And how do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul in the process?
- Is anything worth more than your soul?
Philippians 3:8
- Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the priceless gain of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I may have Christ
Luke 12:20
- "But God said to him, 'You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get it all?'
Proverbs 21:6
- Wealth created by lying is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap.
Psalms 49:16
- So don't be dismayed when the wicked grow rich, and their homes become ever more splendid.
- For when they die, they carry nothing with them. Their wealth will not follow them into the grave.
- In this life they consider themselves fortunate, and the world loudly applauds their success.
- But they will die like all others before them and never again see the light of day.
- People who boast of their wealth don't understand that they will die like the animals.
Psalms 119:104
- Your commandments give me understanding; no wonder I hate every false way of life.
Ecclesiastes 4:8
- This is the case of a man who is all alone, without a child or a brother, yet who works hard to gain as much wealth as he can. But then he asks himself, "Who am I working for? Why am I giving up so much pleasure now?" It is all so meaningless and depressing.
Luke 10:42
- There is really only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it--and I won't take it away from her."
Ecclesiastes 2:4
- I also tried to find meaning by building huge homes for myself and by planting beautiful vineyards.
- I made gardens and parks, filling them with all kinds of fruit trees.
- I built reservoirs to collect the water to irrigate my many flourishing groves.
- I bought slaves, both men and women, and others were born into my household. I also owned great herds and flocks, more than any of the kings who lived in Jerusalem before me.
- I collected great sums of silver and gold, the treasure of many kings and provinces. I hired wonderful singers, both men and women, and had many beautiful concubines. I had everything a man could desire!