Proverbs 4:6

Forsake her not, and she shall be shomer over thee; 1 love her, and she shall protect thee. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5Acquire chochmah, acquire binah (understanding); forget it not; 1 neither turn from the words of my peh (mouth). 1

7Chochmah is the principal thing; 1 therefore get chochmah, and with all thy getting get binah (understanding). 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 2:10When chochmah entereth into thine lev, 1 and da'as (knowledge) is pleasant unto thy nefesh; 1

Proverbs 3:21Beni (my son), let not them depart from thine eyes; 1 keep sound judgment and mezimah (discretion); 1

Ephesians 3:17So that Moshiach may make His maon (dwelling place, permanent residence, home) in your levavot through emunah, being rooted and grounded in ahavah,

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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