Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and call understanding your relative.

New American Standard Bible

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And call understanding your intimate friend;

King James Version

Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:

International Standard Version

Say to wisdom, "You're my sister!" and call understanding your close relative,

A Conservative Version

Say to wisdom, Thou are my sister, and call understanding [thy] kinswoman,

American Standard Version

Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; And call understanding thy kinswoman:

Amplified


Say to [skillful and godly] wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And regard understanding and intelligent insight as your intimate friends;

Bible in Basic English

Say to wisdom, You are my sister; let knowledge be named your special friend:

Darby Translation

Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister, and call intelligence thy kinswoman:

Julia Smith Translation

Say to wisdom, Thou my sister; and thou shalt call knowledge to understanding:

King James 2000

Say unto wisdom, you are my sister; and call understanding your kinswoman:

Lexham Expanded Bible

Say to wisdom, "you are my sister," and you shall call insight, "{intimate friend}."

Modern King James verseion

Say to wisdom, You are my sister; and call understanding your kinsman,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Say unto wisdom, "Thou art my sister," and call understanding thy kinswoman:

NET Bible

Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding a close relative,

New Heart English Bible

Tell wisdom, "You are my sister." Call understanding your relative,

The Emphasized Bible

Say unto wisdom, My sister, thou! and, an acquaintance, call thou, understanding:

Webster

Say to wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:

World English Bible

Tell wisdom, "You are my sister." Call understanding your relative,

Youngs Literal Translation

Say to wisdom, 'My sister Thou art.' And cry to understanding, 'Kinswoman!'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
חכמה 
Chokmah 
Usage: 149

Thou art my sister
אחות 
'achowth 
Usage: 114

and call
קרא 
Qara' 
Usage: 736

Context Readings

Warning Against The Strange Woman

3 Tie them to your fingers;
write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and call understanding your relative.
5 She will keep you from a forbidden woman,
a stranger with her flattering talk.


Cross References

Job 17:14

and say to corruption: You are my father,
and to the maggot: My mother or my sister,

Proverbs 2:2-4

listening closely to wisdom
and directing your heart to understanding;

Proverbs 4:6-8

Don’t abandon wisdom, and she will watch over you;
love her, and she will guard you.

Song of Songs 8:1

If only I could treat you like my brother,
one who nursed at my mother’s breasts,
I would find you in public and kiss you,
and no one would scorn me.

Matthew 12:49-50

And stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!

Luke 11:27-28

As He was saying these things, a woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “The womb that bore You and the one who nursed You are blessed!”

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Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain