Proverbs 4:6
Forsake her not, and she will watch over thee: love her, and she will keep thee.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
In Context
5Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding: forget not, and depart not from the sayings of my mouth.
7The beginning of wisdom is, Acquire wisdom: and with all thy acquisition acquire understanding.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:10For wisdom will enter thy heart, and knowledge will be pleasant unto thy soul;
Proverbs 3:21My son, let them not be removed from thy eyes; keep [before thee] sound wisdom and discretion:
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 →