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Proverbs 7:4
4Love wisdom in the same way that you love your sister. Be very careful to understand what is right.
Proverbs 7:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
- New International Version (NIV)Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and to insight, “You are my relative.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call insight your intimate friend,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” And call understanding your nearest kin,
Context of Proverbs 7:4
2Obey my commands, so that you live well. Keep my teaching safe. It is as valuable as your own eyes. 3Keep it always in front of you. Think about my message all the time, as if you have written it on your heart. Love wisdom in the same way that you love your sister. Be very careful to understand what is right. 5If you do that, it will keep you safe from sin. You will not agree to sleep with an adulteress or a prostitute when she speaks sweet words to you. 6Once I was looking out through the window of my house.
Read all of Proverbs 7Proverbs 7:4 word by word
אֱמֹ֣ר לַֽ֭חָכְמָה אֲחֹ֣תִי אָ֑תְּ וּ֝מֹדָ֗ע לַבִּינָ֥ה תִקְרָֽא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 7:4
- Proverbs 2:2Listen carefully, so that you understand what wisdom really is.
- Proverbs 4:6If you keep hold of wisdom, she will keep you safe. She will protect you if you love her.
- Proverbs 11:18A wicked person gets riches that soon disappear. But someone who lives in a good way will surely receive good things.
- Isaiah 30:8Go and write this message down for them to see. Yes, write it in a book so that it will always be there to read. In the future, it will always show what is true.
- Jeremiah 17:1‘The people of Judah love to do bad things. Their sins are deep inside them. It is like they are written on their hearts and on the horns of their altars. They are written with an iron pen. Nobody can remove the list of their sins.
- Jeremiah 31:33‘Yes, I will make a new covenant with Israel's people at that time. It will be like this: I will put my law deep inside them, in their hearts and minds. I will be their God, and they will be my people.’ That is what the Lord says.
- 2 Corinthians 3:3It is clear that you are a like a letter that Christ himself has written. We are the people who brought God's message to you. Now people see what God has done in your lives. That is like a letter that they read. But it is not a letter written on paper with ink. It is the Spirit of the living God who wrote it. He did not write it on pieces of stone. Instead, he wrote it deep inside you.
Commentaries on Proverbs 7:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Thou art my sister - Thou art my dearest friend, and I will treat thee as such.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4In Hebrew, sister is a term of endearment that shows closeness (see Song of Solomon 4:9–10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-271-4. Similar calls (Pr 3:1-3; 4:10, &c.).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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