Proverbs 7:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:”

Proverbs 7:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 7:4 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 7:4 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 7:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Tell wisdom, “You are my sister.” Call understanding your relative,”

Proverbs 7:4 — World English Bible

Proverbs 7:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; And call understandingthy kinswoman: ”

Proverbs 7:4 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 7:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Say to wisdom, `My sister Thou <FI>art<Fi> .' And cry to understanding, `Kinswoman!'”

Proverbs 7:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 7:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister, and call intelligence [thy] kinswoman: ”

Proverbs 7:4 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 7:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Say vnto wisedome, Thou art my sister: and call vnderstanding thy kinswoman,”

Proverbs 7:4 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 7:4 in Context — Proverbs 7

2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.

3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.

4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:

5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.

6 For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,

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What Does Proverbs 7:4 Mean?

Proverbs 7:4 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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