Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Midrash for Kiddushin 60:1

(משלי ז, ד) אמור לחכמה אחותי את וגו' ואומר (משלי ז, ג) קשרם על אצבעותיך כתבם על לוח לבך ואומר (תהלים קכז, ד) כחצים ביד גבור כן בני הנעורים ואומר (תהלים קכ, ד) חצי גבור שנונים ואומר (תהלים מה, ו) חציך שנונים עמים תחתיך יפלו ואומר (תהלים קכז, ה) אשרי הגבר אשר מלא את אשפתו מהם לא יבושו כי ידברו את אויבים בשער

say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Prov. VII, 4; be as clear in your wisdom - i.e., learning - as in the knowledge that your sister is interdicted to you. Or possibly the deduction is from the second half of the verse: and call understanding thy familiar friend - i.e., be fully versed and familiar therein.');"><sup>1</sup></span> and it is also said, Bind them upon thy fingers; write them upon the table of thine heart;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Prov. VII, 3.');"><sup>2</sup></span> and it is also said: As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of thy youth;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The disciples, Ps. CXXVII, 4.');"><sup>3</sup></span>

Sifrei Devarim

(Devarim 6:7) "And you shall teach them to your sons": They shall be (well ) ordered in your mouth, so that if one questions you concerning them, you will not stammer in them, but answer him forthwith, as it is written (Proverbs 7:4) "Tell wisdom 'You are my sister,' and call understanding your acquaintance," and (Ibid. 3) "Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart," and (Psalms 45:6) "Your 'arrows' (of learning) are sharp." What is your reward for this? (Ibid.) "Peoples will fall under you, (your arrows piercing) the heart of the foes of the King," and (Ibid. 127:4) "As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children (i.e., the learning) of youth," and (Ibid. 5) "Happy the man who has filled his quiver with them. They will not be shamed when they speak with the foes (of the L-rd) in the gate (of learning)."
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