Proverbs 7:4
Say unto wisdom, “Thou art my sister!” And call understanding thy near acquaintance;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
In Context
3Bind them upon thy fingers, Write them upon the tablet of thy heart!
5That they may keep thee from the wife of another, From the stranger, that useth smooth words.
Cross References
Job 17:14I say to the pit, Thou art my father! And to the worm, My mother! and, My sister!
Proverbs 4:6Forsake her not, and she will guard thee: Love her, and she will preserve thee.
Matthew 12:49And stretching forth his hand toward his disciples, be said, Behold, my mother and my brothers!
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 →