Proverbs 7:4
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; And call understanding thy kinswoman:
In context
1 My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee. 2 Keep my commandments, and live; And my law as the apple of thine eye. 3 Bind them upon thy fingers, Write them upon the table of thine heart. 4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; And call understanding thy kinswoman: 5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the stranger which flattereth with her words.
6 For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, 7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, A young man void of understanding,
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- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 7:4 in the NIV
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and to insight, “You are my relative.”
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 7:4 in the ESV
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call insight your intimate friend,