Amsal 4:6

4:6 Do not forsake wisdom, ¹  and she will protect you;

love her, and she will guard you.

Yohanes 3:17-19

3:17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, ²  but that the world should be saved through him. 3:18 The one who believes in him is not condemned. ³  The one who does not believe has been condemned ⁴  already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only ⁵  Son of God. 3:19 Now this is the basis for judging: ⁶  that the light has come into the world and people ⁷  loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil.

[4:6]  ¹ tn Heb “her”; the 3rd person feminine singular referent is personified “wisdom,” which has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[3:17]  ² sn That is, “to judge the world to be guilty and liable to punishment.”

[3:18]  ³ tn Grk “judged.”

[3:18]  ⁴ tn Grk “judged.”

[3:18]  ⁵ tn See the note on the term “one and only” in 3:16.

[3:19]  ⁶ tn Or “this is the reason for God judging,” or “this is how judgment works.”

[3:19]  ⁷ tn Grk “and men,” but in a generic sense, referring to people of both genders (as “everyone” in v. 20 makes clear).