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Proverbs 7:4-5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Proverbs 7:4-5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
4 Say to Wisdom, “You are my sister!”[a]
Call Understanding, “Friend!”
5 That they may keep you from a stranger,
from the foreign woman with her smooth words.(A)
Footnotes
- 7:4 You are my sister: “sister” and “brother” are examples of love language in the ancient Near East, occurring in Egyptian love poetry and Mesopotamian marriage songs. In Sg 4:9, 10, 12; 5:1, the man calls the woman, “my sister, my bride.” Intimate friendship with Woman Wisdom saves one from false and dangerous relationships.
New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
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