Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Say to wisdom, "you are my sister," and you shall call insight, "{intimate friend}."
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:
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 Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. 4 Say to wisdom, "you are my sister," and you shall call insight, "{intimate friend}." 5 [In order] to guard yourself from {an adulteress}, from the foreigner who {makes her words smooth}.
Cross References
Job 17:14
[if] I call to the pit, 'You [are] my father,' to the maggot, '[You are] my mother or my sister,'
Proverbs 2:2-4
[in order] to incline your ear toward wisdom, [then] you shall apply your heart to understanding.
Proverbs 4:6-8
Do not forsake her--then she will guard you; love her and she will keep you.
Song of Songs 8:1
{How I wish that you were my little brother}, [who] nursed {upon my mother's breasts}! [If] {I met you outside}, I would kiss you, {and no one would despise me}!
Matthew 12:49-50
And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, "Behold my mother and my brothers!
Luke 11:27-28
Now it happened that as he said these [things], a certain woman from the crowd raised [her] voice [and] said to him, "Blessed [is] the womb that bore you, and [the] breasts [at] which you nursed!"