Proverbs 7:4 - The Scriptures 1998

⁴ Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” And call understanding a close friend,

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

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⁴ Say to skillful and godly Wisdom, You are my sister, and regard understanding or insight as your intimate friend–

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

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⁴ Say to wisdom, “You are my sister”; call understanding “friend,”

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⁴ Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call prudence your friend.

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I shall say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ – to the worm, ‘You are my mother and my sister.’

Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart.

To guard you against the strange woman, Against the foreigner who flatters with her words.

Who would make you a brother to me, Who nursed at my mother’s breasts! Should I find you outside, I would kiss you; I would not be despised.