Proverbs 4:6
And forsake it not, and it shall cleave to thee: 1 Love it, and it shall keep thee. 1
Updated 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. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 2:10For if wisdom shall come into thine understanding, 1 And discernment shall seem pleasing to thy soul, 1
Proverbs 3:21My son, let them not pass from thee, 1 But keep my counsel and understanding: 1
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 →