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Proverbs 7:4

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” And call understanding [your] intimate friend;
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Say unto wisdom, Thou [art] my sister; and call understanding [thy] kinswoman:
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding [thy] kinswoman:
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; And call understanding [thy] kinswoman:
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Say to wisdom, Thou [art] my sister; and call understanding [thy] kinswoman:
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister, and call intelligence [thy] kinswoman:
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Say unto wisdom, My sister, thou! and, an acquaintance, call thou, understanding:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Say to wisdom, 'My sister Thou [art].' And cry to understanding, 'Kinswoman!'
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Say to wisdom: Thou art my sister: and call prudence thy friend,
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Say vnto wisedome, Thou art my sister: and call vnderstanding thy kinswoman,
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Say vnto Wisedome, Thou [art] my sister, and call Understanding [thy] kinse woman,
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Say to wisdom, You are my sister; and to understanding, You are my counselor
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Say that wisdom is thy sister, and gain prudence as an acquaintance for thyself;
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Say unto wisdom, Thou [art] my sister; and call understanding [thy] kinswoman:

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Say 559
{0559} Prime
אָמַר
'amar
{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8798
<8798> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperative (See H8810)
Count - 2847
unto wisdom, 2451
{2451} Prime
חָכְמָה
chokmah
{khok-maw'}
From H2449; wisdom (in a good sense).
Thou x859
(0859) Complement
אַתָּה
'attah
{at-taw'}
A primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you.
[art] my sister; 269
{0269} Prime
אָחוֹת
'achowth
{aw-khoth'}
Irregular feminine of H0251; a sister (used very widely (like H0250), literally and figuratively).
and call 7121
{7121} Prime
קָרָא
qara'
{kaw-raw'}
A primitive root (rather identical with H7122 through the idea of accosting a person met); to call out to (that is, properly address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
understanding 998
{0998} Prime
בִּינָה
biynah
{bee-naw'}
From H0995; understanding.
[thy] kinswoman: 4129
{4129} Prime
מוֹדַע
mowda`
{mo-dah'}
From H3045; an acquaintance.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Proverbs 7:1-4.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Proverbs 7:1-5.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Proverbs 7:4

And call — Acquaint and delight thyself with her.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
Say:

Proverbs 2:2-4 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, [and] apply thine heart to understanding; ... If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as [for] hid treasures;
Proverbs 4:6-8 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. ... Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

Thou:

Job 17:14 I have said to corruption, Thou [art] my father: to the worm, [Thou art] my mother, and my sister.
Song of Songs 8:1 O that thou [wert] as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! [when] I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.
Matthew 12:49-50 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! ... For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Luke 11:27-28 And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed [is] the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. ... But he said, Yea rather, blessed [are] they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
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Jb 17:14. Pv 2:2; 4:6. So 8:1. Mt 12:49. Lk 11:27.

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