King James Version
Proverbs 4:6 in the King James Version says “Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.”
Proverbs 4:6 · KJV
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“her not and she shall preserve”
H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
“her and she shall keep”
H5341to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
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