Proverbs 7:4
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
KJV
Dic sapientiæ : Soror mea es, et prudentiam voca amicam tuam :
Vulgate
εἰπὸν τὴν σοφίαν σὴν ἀδελφὴν εἶναι, τὴν δὲ φρόνησιν γνώριμον περιποίησαι σεαυτῷ,
LXX
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; And call understandingthy kinswoman:
ASV
אֱמֹ֣ר לַֽ֭/חָכְמָה אֲחֹ֣תִ/י אָ֑תְּ וּ֝/מֹדָ֗ע לַ/בִּינָ֥ה תִקְרָֽא
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
בִּינָֽה
bynh
noun · 38×
חָכְמָ֑ה
chkmh
noun · 148×
י
y
noun · 119×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
מֹדָ֗ע
md'
noun · 2×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Prov 1:2 — To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
- Prov 2:2 — So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
- Prov 4:1 — Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
- Prov 4:6 — Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.