Proverbs 7:4

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 17:14 : 14 I have said to corruption, Thou [art] my father: to the worm, [Thou art] my mother, and my sister.
  • Prov 2:2-4 : 2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, [and] apply thine heart to understanding; 3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, [and] liftest up thy voice for understanding; 4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as [for] hid treasures;
  • Prov 4:6-8 : 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. 7 Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [therefore] get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. 8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
  • Song 8:1 : 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.
  • Matt 12:49-50 : 49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, ‹Behold my mother and my brethren!› 50 ‹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 : 27 ¶ 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. 28 But he said, ‹Yea rather, blessed› [are] ‹they that hear the word of God, and keep it.›

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

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    4He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

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    6Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.

    7Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [therefore] get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

    8Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

    9She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

    10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

    11I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.

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

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  • Prov 2:2-4
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    2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, [and] apply thine heart to understanding;

    3Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, [and] liftest up thy voice for understanding;

    4If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as [for] hid treasures;

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    4Whoso [is] simple, let him turn in hither: [as for] him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

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    9Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, [my] spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

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    12A garden inclosed [is] my sister, [my] spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

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    7Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

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