4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”

and to insight, “You are my relative.”

5 They will keep you from the adulterous woman,

from the wayward woman with her seductive words.

4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister;

And call understanding thy kinswoman:

5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman,

From the stranger which flattereth with her words.

4 Love wisdom like a sister;

make insight a beloved member of your family.

5 Let them protect you from an affair with an immoral woman,

from listening to the flattery of a promiscuous woman.

4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”

And call understanding your nearest kin,

5 That they may keep you from the immoral woman,

From the seductress who flatters with her words.

4 Treat wisdom as a sister,

and make understanding your closest friend.

5 Wisdom and understanding will keep you away from adultery,

away from the unfaithful wife and her pleasing words.

4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister;

And call understanding thy kinswoman:

5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman,

From the foreigner that flattereth with her words.

4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister, and call intelligence thy kinswoman: 5 that they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger who flattereth with her words.

4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister.” 

Give the name “my relative” to understanding 

5 in order to guard yourself from an adulterous woman, 

from a loose woman with her smooth talk. 

4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”

and call understanding your relative.

5 She will keep you from a forbidden woman,

a stranger with her flattering talk.

4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”

and call insight your intimate friend,

5 that they may keep you from the loose woman,

from the adulteress with her smooth words.

4 Say to wisdom, “you are my sister,”

and you shall call insight, “intimate friend.”

5 In order to guard yourself from an adulteress,

from the foreigner who makes her words smooth.

4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister.”

Call understanding a member of your family.

5 They will keep you from a woman who commits adultery.

They will keep you from the smooth talk of a sinful wife.

4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”

And call understanding your intimate friend;

5 That they may keep you from an adulteress,

From the foreigner who flatters with her words.