Proverbs 4:2 (GNV)

Passage

For I doe giue you a good doctrine: therefore forsake yee not my lawe.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 4:1 Heare, O ye children, the instruction of a father, and giue eare to learne vnderstanding.

Proverbs 4:2 For I doe giue you a good doctrine: therefore forsake yee not my lawe.

Proverbs 4:3 For I was my fathers sonne, tender and deare in the sight of my mother,

Proverbs 4:4 When he taught me, and sayde vnto me, Let thine heart holde fast my woordes: keepe my commandements, and thou shalt liue.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "giue", "good", "doctrine", "therefore", "forsake", and "lawe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "giue" and "good", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Heare O ye children the instruction of..." into verse 3's "For I was my fathers sonne tender...", so "giue" and "good" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "giue" and "good" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.