Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.Proverbs 4:6
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
אַל־תַּעַזְבֶ֥הָ וְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּ אֱהָבֶ֥הָ וְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ׃
- אַל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- תַּעַזְבֶ֥הָta.'az.Ve.ha“you abandon her”Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עָזַב · “forsake” · Strong's H5800A
- וְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּve.tish.me.Re.ka“and she will keep you”Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, feminine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַר · “obey” · Strong's H8104G
- אֱהָבֶ֥הָ'e.ha.Ve.ha“love her”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָהֵב · “lover” · Strong's H0157G
- וְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ׃ve.ti.tze.Re.ka“and she will guard you”Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, feminine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָצַר · “to watch” · Strong's H5341
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)