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Proverbs 7:4
New English Translation

4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”[a]
and call understanding a close relative,

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  1. Proverbs 7:4 sn The metaphor is meant to signify that the disciple will be closely related to and familiar with wisdom and understanding, as close as to a sibling. Wisdom will be personified in the next two chapters, and so referring to it as a sister in this chapter certainly prepares for that personification.
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