4Say to wisdom, 'My sister Thou art.' And cry to understanding, 'Kinswoman!'


In Context

1 My son! keep my sayings, And my commands lay up with thee.

2 Keep my commands, and live, And my law as the pupil of thine eye.

3 Bind them on thy fingers, Write them on the tablet of thy heart.

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

5 To preserve thee from a strange woman, From a stranger who hath made smooth her sayings.

6 For, at a window of my house, Through my casement I have looked out,

Proverbs 7:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:4Say unto wisdom, Thou [art] my sister; and call understanding [thy] kinswoman:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:4Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding your kinsman;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:4Say to wisdom: Thou art my sister: and call prudence thy friend,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:4Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; And call understanding thy kinswoman:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:4Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister, and call intelligence thy kinswoman:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:4Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:4Say to wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:4Tell wisdom, |You are my sister.| Call understanding your relative,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:4Say to wisdom, You are my sister; and call understanding your kinswoman: