Proverbs 7:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Sayאֱמֹ֣ר
(e·mor)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to wisdom,לַֽ֭חָכְמָה
(la·cha·che·mah)
2451: wisdomfrom chakam
"You are my sister,"אֲחֹ֣תִי
(a·cho·ti)
269: sisterfrom the same as ach
And callתִקְרָֽא׃
(tik·ra.)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
understandingלַבִּינָ֥ה
(lab·bi·nah)
998: an understandingfrom bin
[your] intimate friend;וּ֝מֹדָ֗ע
(u·mo·da)
4129: kinsmanfrom yada


















KJV Lexicon
Say
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto wisdom
chokmah  (khok-maw')
wisdom (in a good sense) -- skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
Thou art my sister
'achowth  (aw-khoth')
a sister (used very widely, literally and figuratively) -- (an-)other, sister, together.
and call
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
understanding
biynah  (bee-naw')
understanding -- knowledge, meaning, perfectly, understanding, wisdom.
thy kinswoman
mowda`  (mo-dah')
an acquaintance -- kinswoman.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," And call understanding your intimate friend;

King James Bible
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding your relative.

International Standard Version
Say to wisdom, "You're my sister!" and call understanding your close relative,

NET Bible
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding a close relative,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Say to wisdom, “ You are my sister”, and to understanding, “My expounder of knowledge.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister." Give the name "my relative" to understanding

King James 2000 Bible
Say unto wisdom, you are my sister; and call understanding your kinswoman:
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