Proverbs 8:12
10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
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Compare
- BSB
- I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.
- KJV
- I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
- WEB
- “I, wisdom, have made prudence my dwelling. Find out knowledge and discretion.
- ASV
- I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling, And find out knowledge [and] discretion.
- DARBY
- I wisdom dwell [with] prudence, and find the knowledge [which cometh] of reflection.
- BLB
- I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and knowledge of discretion I find out.
- ÅB
- Jeg, visdommen, har klokskap i eie, og jeg forstår å finne kloke råd.
- OTB
- "Jeg, visdom, bor med klokskap, og jeg besitter kunnskap og omtanke.
- B1930
- Jeg, visdommen, har klokskap i eie, og jeg forstår å finne kloke råd.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 28:26
For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.
Read in contextExodus 35:30–36:4
And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the LORD hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;
Read in contextExodus 31:3–6
And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
Read in contextRomans 11:33
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
Read in contextProverbs 1:4
To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
Read in contextEphesians 1:11
In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
Read in contextColossians 2:3
In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Read in context1 Chronicles 28:19
All this, said David, the LORD made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern.
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