Proverbs 4:2 (LSB)

Passage

For I give you sound learning; Do not forsake my instruction.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 4:1 Hear, O sons, the discipline of a father, And pay attention that you may know understanding,

Proverbs 4:2 For I give you sound learning; Do not forsake my instruction.

Proverbs 4:3 When I was a son to my father, Tender and the only son before my mother,

Proverbs 4:4 Then he instructed me and said to me, “Let your heart hold fast my words; Keep my commandments and live;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "give", "sound", "learning", "forsake", and "instruction". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "give" and "sound", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Hear O sons the discipline of a..." into verse 3's "When I was a son to my...", so "give" and "sound" 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 "give" and "sound" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.