Proverbs 4:6

Proverbs 4:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do not forsake her, and she will keep you; love her, and she will guard you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you; Love her, and she will keep you.

Context of Proverbs 4:6

5Learn to be wise and to understand things properly. Do not forget my teaching or turn away from it. If you keep hold of wisdom, she will keep you safe. She will protect you if you love her. 7Learn to be wise, because wisdom is the most important thing to have. Make sure that you learn to understand things well. 8Respect wisdom as very valuable, then she will make you great. If you make her your friend, she will give you honour.

Proverbs 4:6 word by word

אַל־תַּעַזְבֶ֥הָ וְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּ אֱהָבֶ֥הָ וְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forsakeעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• her not, and she shall preserveשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• thee: loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• her, and she shall keepנָצַרnâtsar · to watchH5341

Cross-references for Proverbs 4:6

• Proverbs 4:21Never forget my words. Keep them safe in your mind.
• Proverbs 2:10You will become wise in your thoughts. Your knowledge of what is right will make you happy.
• Ephesians 3:17I pray that Christ will make his home in you, as you believe in him. Then you will know God's love very well. You will be like trees that have roots which go down deep into God's love. That will make you strong.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:10He will do all kinds of bad things that deceive people. The people that he deceives are people that God will destroy. Those people believe false things because they have refused to accept God's true message. If they had loved that true message, God would have saved them.

Commentaries on Proverbs 4:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Forsake her not - Wisdom personified is here represented as a guardian and companion, who, if not forsaken, will continue faithful; if loved, will continue a protector.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-20Verses 4-20 The counsel which has come to him, in substance, from his father. Compare it with 2 Samuel 23:2 etc.; 1 Chronicles 28:9; 1 Chronicles 29:17; Psalm 15:1-5; Psalm 24:1-10; Proverbs 4:7 Or, “The beginning of wisdom is - get wisdom.” To seek is to find, to desire is to obtain. Proverbs 4:12 The ever-recurring parable of the journey of life. In the way of wisdom the path is clear and open, obstacles disappear; in the quickest activity (“when thou…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6she: In Proverbs, the text sometimes describes wisdom as a woman (see Proverbs 1:20–33; 8:1–9:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Not only accept but love wisdom, who will keep thee from evil, and evil from thee.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 4:6

• Wisdom
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Diligence
• Getting
• Hold
• Look
• Ponder
• Principal
• Promote
• Right
• Stumble
• Hezekiah (2)

Commentaries on Proverbs 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings