Proverbs 7:4

Say vnto wysdome, thou art my sister: and call vnderstanding thy kinsewoman:

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3Binde them vpon thy fingers, and wryte them in the table of thyne heart.

5That they may kepe thee from the straunge woman, and from the forraine woman which geueth sweete wordes.

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Cross References

Proverbs 4:6Forsake her not, and she shall preserue thee, loue her, and she shall kepe thee.

Matthew 12:49And he stretched foorth his hande towarde his disciples, & sayde, beholde my mother, and my brethren.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 7:2-6

The Word of God Recommended. 1 My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. 2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye. 3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart. 4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman: 5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words. These verses are an introduction to his warning against fleshly lusts, much the same with that, ch. vi.… Read the whole commentary →

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