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Proverbs 7:4
Say to wisdom, You are my sister; let knowledge be named your special friend:
Proverbs 7:4 · Bible in Basic English
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Proverbs 7:4 in other translations
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman,
Tell wisdom, “You are my sister.” Call understanding your relative,
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In context
1 My son, keep my sayings, and let my rules be stored up with you.
2 Keep my rules and you will have life; let my teaching be to you as the light of your eyes;
3 Let them be fixed to your fingers, and recorded in your heart.
4 Say to wisdom, You are my sister; let knowledge be named your special friend:
5 So that they may keep you from the strange woman, even from her whose words are smooth.
6 Looking out from my house, and watching through the window,
7 I saw among the young men one without sense,
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