Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Say unto wisdom, My sister, thou! and, an acquaintance, call thou, understanding:
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.
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,
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 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them, on the tablet of thy heart; 4 Say unto wisdom, My sister, thou! and, an acquaintance, call thou, understanding: 5 That thou mayest be kept, from the woman that is a stranger, from the female unknown, who, with her speeches, doth flatter.
Cross References
Job 17:14
To corruption, have exclaimed, My father, thou! My mother! and My sister! to the worm.
Proverbs 2:2-4
So that thou direct, unto wisdom, thine ear, bend thy heart, unto understanding;
Proverbs 4:6-8
Do not forsake her, and she will guard thee, - love her and she will keep thee.
Song of Songs 8:1
Oh that thou hadst been a very brother to me, who had sucked the breasts of my own mother, - Had I found thee without, I had kissed thee, Yea, folk would not have despised me!
Matthew 12:49-50
And, stretching forth his hand towards his disciples, he said, Lo! my mother and my brethren!
Luke 11:27-28
Now it came to pass, while he was saying these things, that a certain woman out of the multitude, lifting up her voice, said unto him - Happy the womb that bare thee! And the breasts which thou didst suck!