Proverbs 4:2 (YLT)

Passage

For good learning I have given to you, My law forsake not.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 4:1 Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.

Proverbs 4:2 For good learning I have given to you, My law forsake not.

Proverbs 4:3 For, a son I have been to my father--tender, And an only one before my mother.

Proverbs 4:4 And he directeth me, and he saith to me: `Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Hear ye sons the instruction of a..." into verse 3's "For a son I have been to...", so "for good" and "learning" 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 "for good" and "learning" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.