Proverbs 4:6
Forsake her not, and she shall keep thee: love her, and she shall preserve thee.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
In Context
5Get wisdom, get prudence: forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth.
7The beginning of wisdom, get wisdom, and with all thy possession purchase prudence.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:10If wisdom shall enter into thy heart, and knowledge please thy soul:
Proverbs 3:21My son, let not these things depart from thy eyes: keep the law and counsel:
Ephesians 3:17That Christ may dwell by faith in your hearts; that being rooted and founded in charity,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 4:2-14
Parental Instructions. 1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. 2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. 3 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. 4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. 5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep… Read the whole commentary →