For I give you good teaching; do not give up the knowledge you are getting from me.
MESSAGE
I'm giving you good counsel; don't let it go in one ear and out the other.
NKJV
For I give you good doctrine: Do not forsake my law.
PHILIPS
RWEBSTR
For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
GWV
After all, I have taught you well. Do not abandon my teachings.
NET
Because I give* you good instruction,* do not forsake my teaching.
NET
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tn The perfect tense has the nuance of instantaneous perfect; the sage is now calling the disciples to listen. It could also be a perfect of resolve, indicating what he is determined to do.
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tn The word לֶקַח (leqakh, “instruction”) can be subjective (instruction acquired) or objective (the thing being taught). The latter fits best here.