Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Say to wisdom, "You're my sister!" and call understanding your close relative,
New American Standard Bible
And call understanding your intimate friend;
King James Version
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
Holman Bible
and call understanding your 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!'
Themes
Chastity » Preserved by wisdom
Understanding » What to call understanding
Whoredom » Who falls victim to whores
Interlinear
Biynah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 7:4
Prayers for Proverbs 7:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Warning Against The Strange Woman
3 Strap them to your fingers and engrave them on the tablet of your heart. 4 Say to wisdom, "You're my sister!" and call understanding your close relative, 5 so they can keep you from an adulterous woman, from the immoral woman with her seductive words.
Cross References
Job 17:14
if I call out to the Pit, "You're my father!' or say to the worm, "My mother!' or "My sister!'
Proverbs 2:2-4
making your ear attentive to wisdom, and turning your heart to understanding
Proverbs 4:6-8
Do not abandon her, and she will protect you. Love her, and she will watch over you.
Song of Songs 8:1
If only you were like a brother to me, like one who nursed at my mother's breasts. If I found you outside I would kiss you, and no one would view me with contempt.
Matthew 12:49-50
Then pointing with his hand at his disciples, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers,
Luke 11:27-28
As Jesus was saying this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and told him, "How blessed is the womb that gave birth to you and the breasts that nursed you!"