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

4he taught me and said to me: “Lay hold of my words in your heart, keep my commands and you will live! 5Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth. Do not forsake her, and she will guard you. Love her, and she will watch over you. 7Wisdom is supreme—acquire wisdom! With all your acquisitions, get understanding. 8Prize her, and she will exalt you. She will honor you when you embrace her.

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 4:21Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart.
• Proverbs 2:10For wisdom will enter your heart and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
• Ephesians 3:17so that Messiah may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
• 2 Thessalonians 2:10and with every kind of wicked deception toward those who are perishing. They perish because they did not accept the love of the truth so as to be saved.

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
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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