Proverbs 4:6

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“Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.”

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Read Proverbs 4:6 in the flow of Proverbs4 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Proverbs4 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will keep thee.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Forsake her not, and she doth preserve thee, Love her, and she doth keep thee.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 4:6 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Proverbs 2:10For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.
  2. Proverbs 2:11Discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you,
  3. Proverbs 3:21My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
  4. Proverbs 4:21Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.
  5. Ephesians 3:17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
  6. 2 Thessalonians 2:10and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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