Proverbs 4:6 (GNV)

Passage

Forsake her not, and shee shall keepe thee: loue her and shee shall preserue thee.

Nearby Context

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.

Proverbs 4:5 Get wisedom: get vnderstading: forget not, neither decline from the woordes of my mouth.

Proverbs 4:6 Forsake her not, and shee shall keepe thee: loue her and shee shall preserue thee.

Proverbs 4:7 Wisedome is the beginning: get wisedome therefore: and aboue all thy possession get vnderstanding.

Proverbs 4:8 Exalt her, and she shall exalt thee: she shall bring thee to honour, if thou embrace her.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "forsake", "shee", "shall", "keepe", "thee", and "loue". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "forsake" and "shee", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Get wisedom get vnderstading forget not neither..." into verse 7's "Wisedome is the beginning get wisedome therefore...", so "forsake" and "shee" 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 "forsake" and "shee" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.