Proverbs 7:4
Say that wisdom is thy sister, and gain prudence as an acquaintance for thyself;
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
In Context
3And bind them on thy fingers, and write them on the table of thine heart.
Cross References
Job 17:14I have called upon death to be my father, and corruption to be my mother and sister.
Proverbs 4:6And forsake it not, and it shall cleave to thee: love it, and it shall keep thee.
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 →