Verse 4

Say to wisdom, 'You are my sister,' and call understanding your close relative.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 17:14 : 14 and I call the pit my father, and the worm my mother and sister,
  • Prov 2:2-4 : 2 making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding, 3 if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, 4 if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures,
  • Prov 4:6-8 : 6 Do not abandon her, and she will guard you; love her, and she will protect you. 7 Wisdom is supreme—acquire wisdom. Though it costs you all you have, gain understanding. 8 Prize her, and she will exalt you; she will honor you when you embrace her.
  • Song 8:1 : 1 Oh, that you were like a brother to me, one who nursed at my mother's breasts! If I found you outside, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me.
  • Matt 12:49-50 : 49 Stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, 'Here are My mother and My brothers!' 50 For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.
  • Luke 11:27-28 : 27 As Jesus was saying this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, 'Blessed is the womb that bore You and the breasts that nursed You!' 28 But He replied, 'Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey it.'