Proverbs 7:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman,”
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“Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:”
King James Version · Public Domain“Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; And call understandingthy kinswoman:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Say to wisdom, `My sister Thou <FI>art<Fi> .' And cry to understanding, `Kinswoman!'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 7:4 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 17:14and say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’
- Proverbs 2:2if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,
- Proverbs 4:6Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.
- Song of Solomon 8:1O that you were to me like a brother who nursed at my mother’s breasts! If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me.
- Matthew 12:49Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers.
- Luke 11:27As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”
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