Proverbs 4:6
Old Testament • 4 words with Strong's data
"Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עָזַב
ʻâzab
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
נָצַר
nâtsar
to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
אָהַב
ʼâhab
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Key Terms in This Verse
נָצַר nâtsar
to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
Study H5341 →שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →Cross References
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
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