Proverbs 4:6

4:6 Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you;

love her, and she will guard you.

Proverbs 4:8

4:8 Esteem her highly and she will exalt you;

she will honor you if you embrace her.


tn Heb “her”; the 3rd person feminine singular referent is personified “wisdom,” which has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn The verb is the Pilpel imperative from סָלַל (salal, “to lift up; to cast up”). So the imperative means “exalt her; esteem her highly; prize her.”