Proverbs 4:6

And forsake it not, and it shall cleave to thee: love it, and it shall keep thee.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.

In Context

5and do not neglect the speech of my mouth. + 4:5 See Appendix - Alexandrian codex has: “Get wisdom, get understanding, forget not, nor decline from the words of my mouth.”

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Cross References

Proverbs 2:10For if wisdom shall come into thine understanding, and discernment shall seem pleasing to thy soul,

Proverbs 3:21My son, let them not + 3:21 See Heb. 2. 1.pass from thee, but keep my counsel and understanding:

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 →

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