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Sunday, July 13th, 2025
the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
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Good News Translation
Proverbs 7:4
Treat wisdom as your sister, and insight as your closest friend.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”and call understanding your relative.
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”and call understanding your relative.
Hebrew Names Version
Tell wisdom, "You are my sister." Call understanding your relative,
Tell wisdom, "You are my sister." Call understanding your relative,
King James Version
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
English Standard Version
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call insight your intimate friend,
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call insight your intimate friend,
New Century Version
Treat wisdom as a sister, and make understanding your closest friend.
Treat wisdom as a sister, and make understanding your closest friend.
New English Translation
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding a close relative,
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding a close relative,
Amplified Bible
Say to [skillful and godly] wisdom, "You are my sister," And regard understanding and intelligent insight as your intimate friends;
Say to [skillful and godly] wisdom, "You are my sister," And regard understanding and intelligent insight as your intimate friends;
New American Standard Bible
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," And call understanding your intimate friend,
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," And call understanding your intimate friend,
World English Bible
Tell wisdom, "You are my sister." Call understanding your relative,
Tell wisdom, "You are my sister." Call understanding your relative,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Say vnto wisedome, Thou art my sister: and call vnderstanding thy kinswoman,
Say vnto wisedome, Thou art my sister: and call vnderstanding thy kinswoman,
Legacy Standard Bible
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister,"And call understanding your intimate friend;
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister,"And call understanding your intimate friend;
Berean Standard Bible
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding your kinsman,
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding your kinsman,
Contemporary English Version
Let wisdom be your sister and make common sense your closest friend.
Let wisdom be your sister and make common sense your closest friend.
Complete Jewish Bible
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister"; call understanding your kinswoman;
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister"; call understanding your kinswoman;
Darby Translation
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister, and call intelligence [thy] kinswoman:
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister, and call intelligence [thy] kinswoman:
Easy-to-Read Version
Treat wisdom like the woman you love and knowledge like the one dearest to you.
Treat wisdom like the woman you love and knowledge like the one dearest to you.
George Lamsa Translation
Say to wisdom, You are my sister; and to understanding, You are my counselor
Say to wisdom, You are my sister; and to understanding, You are my counselor
Lexham English Bible
Say to wisdom, "you are my sister," and you shall call insight, "intimate friend."
Say to wisdom, "you are my sister," and you shall call insight, "intimate friend."
Literal Translation
Say to wisdom, You are my sister, and call understanding your kinsman,
Say to wisdom, You are my sister, and call understanding your kinsman,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Saye vnto wysdome: thou art my sister, and call vnderstondinge thy kynswoman:
Saye vnto wysdome: thou art my sister, and call vnderstondinge thy kynswoman:
American Standard Version
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; And call understanding thy kinswoman:
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; And call understanding thy kinswoman:
Bible in Basic English
Say to wisdom, You are my sister; let knowledge be named your special friend:
Say to wisdom, You are my sister; let knowledge be named your special friend:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Say unto wisdom: 'Thou art my sister', and call understanding thy kinswoman;
Say unto wisdom: 'Thou art my sister', and call understanding thy kinswoman;
King James Version (1611)
Say vnto Wisedome, Thou art my sister, and call Understanding thy kinse woman,
Say vnto Wisedome, Thou art my sister, and call Understanding thy kinse woman,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Say vnto wysdome, thou art my sister: and call vnderstanding thy kinsewoman:
Say vnto wysdome, thou art my sister: and call vnderstanding thy kinsewoman:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Say that wisdom is thy sister, and gain prudence as an acquaintance for thyself;
Say that wisdom is thy sister, and gain prudence as an acquaintance for thyself;
English Revised Version
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Seie thou to wisdom, Thou art my sistir; and clepe thou prudence thi frendesse.
Seie thou to wisdom, Thou art my sistir; and clepe thou prudence thi frendesse.
Update Bible Version
Say to wisdom, You are my sister; And call understanding [your] kinswoman:
Say to wisdom, You are my sister; And call understanding [your] kinswoman:
Webster's Bible Translation
Say to wisdom, Thou [art] my sister; and call understanding [thy] kinswoman:
Say to wisdom, Thou [art] my sister; and call understanding [thy] kinswoman:
New King James Version
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," And call understanding your nearest kin,
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," And call understanding your nearest kin,
New Living Translation
Love wisdom like a sister; make insight a beloved member of your family.
Love wisdom like a sister; make insight a beloved member of your family.
New Life Bible
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister." Call understanding your special friend.
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister." Call understanding your special friend.
New Revised Standard
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call insight your intimate friend,
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call insight your intimate friend,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Say unto wisdom, My sister, thou! and, an acquaintance, call thou, understanding:
Say unto wisdom, My sister, thou! and, an acquaintance, call thou, understanding:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Say to wisdom: Thou art my sister: and call prudence thy friend,
Say to wisdom: Thou art my sister: and call prudence thy friend,
Revised Standard Version
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call insight your intimate friend;
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call insight your intimate friend;
Young's Literal Translation
Say to wisdom, `My sister Thou [art].' And cry to understanding, `Kinswoman!'
Say to wisdom, `My sister Thou [art].' And cry to understanding, `Kinswoman!'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," And call understanding your intimate friend;
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," And call understanding your intimate friend;
Contextual Overview
1 My child, remember what I say and never forget what I tell you to do. 2 Do what I say, and you will live. Be as careful to follow my teaching as you are to protect your eyes. 3 Keep my teaching with you all the time; write it on your heart. 4 Treat wisdom as your sister, and insight as your closest friend. 5 They will keep you away from other men's wives, from women with seductive words.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Say: Proverbs 2:2-4, Proverbs 4:6-8
Thou: Job 17:14, Song of Solomon 8:1, Matthew 12:49, Matthew 12:50, Luke 11:27, Luke 11:28
Reciprocal: Proverbs 1:2 - General Proverbs 4:1 - attend Proverbs 6:21 - General
Cross-References
Genesis 2:5
there were no plants on the earth and no seeds had sprouted, because he had not sent any rain, and there was no one to cultivate the land;
there were no plants on the earth and no seeds had sprouted, because he had not sent any rain, and there was no one to cultivate the land;
Genesis 6:3
Then the Lord said, "I will not allow people to live forever; they are mortal. From now on they will live no longer than 120 years."
Then the Lord said, "I will not allow people to live forever; they are mortal. From now on they will live no longer than 120 years."
Genesis 6:7
that he said, "I will wipe out these people I have created, and also the animals and the birds, because I am sorry that I made any of them."
that he said, "I will wipe out these people I have created, and also the animals and the birds, because I am sorry that I made any of them."
Genesis 6:13
God said to Noah, "I have decided to put an end to all people. I will destroy them completely, because the world is full of their violent deeds.
God said to Noah, "I have decided to put an end to all people. I will destroy them completely, because the world is full of their violent deeds.
Genesis 6:17
I am going to send a flood on the earth to destroy every living being. Everything on the earth will die,
I am going to send a flood on the earth to destroy every living being. Everything on the earth will die,
Genesis 7:10
Seven days later the flood came.
Seven days later the flood came.
Genesis 7:11
When Noah was six hundred years old, on the seventeenth day of the second month all the outlets of the vast body of water beneath the earth burst open, all the floodgates of the sky were opened,
When Noah was six hundred years old, on the seventeenth day of the second month all the outlets of the vast body of water beneath the earth burst open, all the floodgates of the sky were opened,
Genesis 7:12
and rain fell on the earth for forty days and nights.
and rain fell on the earth for forty days and nights.
Genesis 7:17
The flood continued for forty days, and the water became deep enough for the boat to float.
The flood continued for forty days, and the water became deep enough for the boat to float.
Genesis 7:21
Every living being on the earth died—every bird, every animal, and every person.
Every living being on the earth died—every bird, every animal, and every person.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Say unto wisdom, Thou art [my] sister,.... Intimately acquainted, greatly beloved, and highly delighted in: this may be understood both of the Gospel, the wisdom of God in a mystery, which men should be conversant with, be strongly affected to, and take delight and pleasure in; and of Christ, the essential Wisdom of God, and who stands in the relation of a brother to his people, and should be respected as such;
and call understanding [thy] kinswoman; or "kinsman" a; such Christ is in our nature, our "goel", our near kinsman, partaker of the same flesh and blood, and therefore is not ashamed to call us brethren, nor should we be ashamed to call him kinsman: moreover, his Word and Gospel, and the understanding of it, should be familiar to us; it should be well "known" b by us, as the word used signifies, and dwell richly in us.
a ×××¢ "cognatum", Piscator. b "Notam", Montanus, Michaelis.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 7:4. Thou art my sister — Thou art my dearest friend, and I will treat thee as such.
