acquire wisdom

Hebrew chokmah, Greek sophia, Sanskrit prajna, Arabic hikma — wisdom across traditions must be actively sought. 'Acquire wisdom' (qeneh chokmah, Proverbs 4:7) names the universal imperative: pursue the highest knowing.

English 'wisdom,' Sanskrit veda (knowledge), Greek oida (I know), Latin video (I see) — all derive from PIE *weyd- (to see, to know). To know is to see: the deep link between wisdom and vision runs through every Indo-European language.