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Proverbs 7:4
Say to wisdom, `My sister Thou art.' And cry to understanding, `Kinswoman!'
Proverbs 7:4 · Young's Literal Translation
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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 my commands lay up with thee.
2 Keep my commands, and live, And my law as the pupil of thine eye.
3 Bind them on thy fingers, Write them on the tablet of thy heart.
4 Say to wisdom, `My sister Thou art.' And cry to understanding, `Kinswoman!'
5 To preserve thee from a strange woman, From a stranger who hath made smooth her sayings.
6 For, at a window of my house, Through my casement I have looked out,
7 And I do see among the simple ones, I discern among the sons, A young man lacking understanding,
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