Proverbs 7:4

Say unto wisdom, My sister, thou! and, an acquaintance, call thou, understanding:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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, on the tablet of thy heart;

5That thou mayest be kept, from the woman that is a stranger, from the female unknown, who, with her speeches, doth flatter.

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Cross References

Job 17:14To corruption, have exclaimed, My father, thou! My mother! and My sister! to the worm.

Proverbs 4:6Do not forsake her, and she will guard thee,—love her and she will keep thee.

Matthew 12:49And, stretching forth his hand towards his disciples, he said, Lo! 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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