Proverbs
Proverbs 4:6
6Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you;
love her, and she will guard you.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| forsake | תַּעַזְבֶ֥הָ | ta·‘az·ḇe·hā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| and she will preserve you | וְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּ | wə·ṯiš·mə·re·kā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular; second person masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| love her | אֱהָבֶ֥הָ | ’ĕ·hā·ḇe·hā | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H157 love |
| and she will guard you | וְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ׃ | wə·ṯiṣ·ṣə·re·kā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular; second person masculine singular | H5341 watch, guard, keep |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Thessalonians 2:10 · Proverbs 4:21–22 · Ephesians 3:17 · Proverbs 2:10–12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.