Proverbs 7:4

Say unto chochmah, Thou art my achot; 1 and call binah (understanding) thy kinsman; 1

Orthodox Jewish 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, 1 write them upon the luach (tablet) of thine lev. 1

5That they may be shomer over thee and keep thee from the zarah, 1 from the nokhriyah with her smooth words. 1

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Cross References

Job 17:14I have said to Shachat, thou art avi; 1 to the worm, thou art immi, and achoti. 1

Proverbs 4:6Forsake her not, and she shall be shomer over thee; 1 love her, and she shall protect thee. 1

Matthew 12:49And stretching out his hand upon his talmidim, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, Hinei, my Em and my achim.

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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