Proverbs 4:6–7
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4:6Do not forsake wisdom,11 and she will protect you;
love her, and she will guard you.
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- 11 Heb “her”; the 3rd person feminine singular referent is personified “wisdom,” which has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 12 The absolute and construct state of רֵאשִׁית (re’shit) are identical ( 912 ). Some treat רֵאשִׁית חָכְמָה (re’shit khokhmah) as a genitive-construct phrase: “the beginning of wisdom” (cf. , , ). Others take רֵאשִׁית as an absolute functioning as predicate and חָכְמָה as the subject: “wisdom is the first/chief thing” (cf. , ). The context here suggests the predicate.
- 13 The term “so” does not appear in the Hebrew but is supplied in the translation for the sake of smoothness and style.
- 14 The noun קִנְיָן (qinyan) means “thing got or acquired; acquisition” ( 889 ). With the preposition that denotes price, it means “with (or at the price of) all that you have acquired.” The point is that no price is too high for wisdom—give everything for it (K&D 16:108).
- 15 The verse is not in the ; some textual critics delete the verse as an impossible gloss that interrupts vv. 6 and 8 (e.g., C. H. Toy, Proverbs [], ).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Do not forsake her, and she will keep you;
love her, and she will guard you.
The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom,
and whatever you get, get insight.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you;
love her, and she will watch over you.
The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom.
Though it cost all you have, get understanding.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Don’t abandon wisdom, and she will watch over you;
love her, and she will guard you.
Wisdom is supreme—so get wisdom.
And whatever else you get, get understanding.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Don’t turn your back on wisdom, for she will protect you.
Love her, and she will guard you.
Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do!
And whatever else you do, develop good judgment.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Do not forsake her—then she will guard you;
love her and she will keep you.
The beginning of wisdom: Get wisdom!
With all that is in your possession, gain insight.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee:
Love her, and she shall keep thee.
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom:
And with all thy getting get understanding.
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