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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
קנה חכמה קנה בינה אל-תשכח ואל-תט מאמרי-פי
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
qnh KHkmh qnh bynh Al-tSHkKH vAl-tt mAmry-py

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
posside sapientiam posside prudentiam ne obliviscaris neque declines a verbis oris mei

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither turn away from the words of my mouth.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Authorized (King James) Version   
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
New King James Version   
Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
21st Century King James Version   
Get wisdom, get understanding; forget it not, neither decline from the words of my mouth.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
“Get wisdom and get understanding, and do not turn aside from the sayings of my mouth.”
Darby Bible Translation   
Get wisdom, get intelligence: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Get wisdom, get prudence: forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Get wisdom, get understanding; forget it not, neither decline from the words of my mouth:
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
God's Word   
Acquire wisdom. Acquire understanding. Do not forget. Do not turn away from the words that I have spoken.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Get wisdom, get understanding; don't forget or turn away from the words of my mouth.
International Standard Version   
Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget or turn aside from the words of my mouth!
NET Bible   
Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget and do not turn aside from the words I speak.
New American Standard Bible   
Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
New International Version   
Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them.
New Living Translation   
Get wisdom; develop good judgment. Don't forget my words or turn away from them.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
The World English Bible   
Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don't forget, neither swerve from the words of my mouth.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Learn to be wise and to understand things properly. Do not forget my teaching or turn away from it.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.
New Life Version   
Get wisdom and understanding. Do not forget or turn away from the words of my mouth.
The Voice Bible   
Whatever it takes to gain Wisdom, do it. To gain understanding, do it! Never forget this! Never stray from what I am telling you.
Living Bible   
Learn to be wise,” he said, “and develop good judgment and common sense! I cannot overemphasize this point.”
New Catholic Bible   
“Acquire wisdom and gain understanding; never forget or turn aside from my words.
Legacy Standard Bible   
Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget and do not turn away from the sayings of my mouth.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Get wisdom, get understanding; forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Christian Standard Bible   
Get wisdom, get understanding; don’t forget or turn away from the words from my mouth.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Get skillful and godly Wisdom, get understanding (discernment, comprehension, and interpretation); do not forget and do not turn back from the words of my mouth.
New Century Version   
Get wisdom and understanding. Don’t forget or ignore my words.
The Message   
When I was a boy at my father’s knee, the pride and joy of my mother, He would sit me down and drill me: “Take this to heart. Do what I tell you—live! Sell everything and buy Wisdom! Forage for Understanding! Don’t forget one word! Don’t deviate an inch! Never walk away from Wisdom—she guards your life; love her—she keeps her eye on you. Above all and before all, do this: Get Wisdom! Write this at the top of your list: Get Understanding! Throw your arms around her—believe me, you won’t regret it; never let her go—she’ll make your life glorious. She’ll garland your life with grace, she’ll festoon your days with beauty.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Acquire wisdom. Acquire understanding. Do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Good News Translation®   
Get wisdom and insight! Do not forget or ignore what I say.
Wycliffe Bible   
Wield thou wisdom, wield thou prudence; forget thou not, neither bow thou away from the words of my mouth.
Contemporary English Version   
Be wise and learn good sense; remember my teachings and do what I say.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. Get wisdom; get insight.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Get wisdom; get understanding. Don’t forget and don’t turn away from my words.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
“Get [skillful and godly] wisdom! Acquire understanding [actively seek spiritual discernment, mature comprehension, and logical interpretation]! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Get wisdom, get understanding! Do not forget or turn aside from the words of my mouth.
New American Standard Bible   
Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
The Expanded Bible   
·Get [Acquire] wisdom and ·get [acquire] understanding. Don’t forget or ·ignore [turn away from] ·my words [L the speeches of my mouth].
Tree of Life Version   
Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Revised Standard Version   
do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. Get wisdom; get insight.
New International Reader's Version   
Get wisdom, and get understanding. Don’t forget my words or turn away from them.
BRG Bible   
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Complete Jewish Bible   
gain wisdom, gain insight; don’t forget or turn from the words I am saying.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Acquire chochmah, acquire binah (understanding); forget it not; neither turn from the words of my peh (mouth).
Names of God Bible   
Acquire wisdom. Acquire understanding. Do not forget. Do not turn away from the words that I have spoken.
Modern English Version   
Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget it, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Try to get wisdom and understanding. Don’t forget my teaching or ignore what I say.
International Children’s Bible   
Get wisdom and understanding. Don’t forget or ignore my words.
Lexham English Bible   
Get wisdom and insight; do not forget and do not turn from the sayings of my mouth.
New International Version - UK   
Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them.