Proverbs 7:4
“Say vnto Wisedome, Thou art my sister, and call Understanding thy kinse woman,”
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Proverbs 7:4 Context
2Keepe my commandements, and liue: and my law as the apple of thine eye. 3Bind them vpon thy fingers, write them vpon the table of thine heart. 4Say vnto Wisedome, Thou art my sister, and call Understanding thy kinse woman, 5That they may keepe thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words. 6¶ For at the windowe of my house I looked through my casement,
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Other Translations for Proverbs 7:4
Say unto wisdom, Thou [art] my sister; and call understanding [thy] kinswoman:
- King James Version
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister, And call understanding {your} intimate friend;"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; And call understanding `thy' kinswoman:
- American Standard Version (1901)
Say to wisdom, You are my sister; let knowledge be named your special friend:
- Basic English Bible
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister, and call intelligence [thy] kinswoman:
- Darby Bible
Say to wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
- Webster's Bible
Tell wisdom, "You are my sister." Call understanding your relative,
- World English Bible
Say to wisdom, `My sister Thou [art].' And cry to understanding, `Kinswoman!'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Say unto wisdom: 'Thou art my sister', and call understanding thy kinswoman;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 7:4
7:4 And call - Acquaint and delight thyself with her.