Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And call understanding your intimate friend,
So that they may keep you from an [a]adulteress,
From the foreigner who flatters with her words.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 7:5 Lit strange woman

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
    and to insight, “You are my relative.”
They will keep you from the adulterous woman,
    from the wayward woman with her seductive words.(A)

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