Proverbs 7:4

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 may live. Follow my teachings just as you protect the pupil of your eye. 3Tie them on your fingers. Write them on the tablet of your heart. Say to wisdom, “You are my sister.” Give the name “my relative” to understanding 5in order to guard yourself from an adulterous woman, from a loose woman with her smooth talk. 6From a window in my house I looked through my screen.

Proverbs 7:4 word by word

אֱמֹ֣ר לַֽ֭חָכְמָה אֲחֹ֣תִי אָ֑תְּ וּ֝מֹדָ֗ע לַבִּינָ֥ה תִקְרָֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451
• my sisterאָחוֹת'âchôth · sisterH269
• and callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• understandingבִּינָהbîynâh · understandingH998
• kinswomanמוֹדַעmôda‛ môdâ‛ · kinsmanH4129

Cross-references for Proverbs 7:4

• Proverbs 2:2if you pay close attention to wisdom, and let your mind reach for understanding,
• Proverbs 4:6Do not abandon wisdom, and it will watch over you. Love wisdom, and it will protect you.
• Proverbs 11:18A wicked person earns dishonest wages, but whoever spreads righteousness earns honest pay.
• Isaiah 30:8Now, write this on a tablet for them, and inscribe it in a book so that it will be there in the future as a permanent witness.
• Jeremiah 17:1⌞The Lord says,⌟ “Judah’s sin is written with an iron pen. It is engraved with a diamond point on the tablet of their hearts and on the horns of their altars.
• Jeremiah 31:33“But this is the promise that I will make to Israel after those days,” declares the Lord: “I will put my teachings inside them, and I will write those teachings on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
• 2 Corinthians 3:3It’s clear that you are Christ’s letter, written as a result of our ministry. You are a letter written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, a letter written not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

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

Topics related to Proverbs 7:4

• Chastity
• Commandments
• Wisdom
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Chamber
• Discern
• Goodman
• Loud
• Adultery
• Hezekiah (2)
• Kinsman; Kinswoman
• Proverbs, the Book of
• Sister

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