Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

I, wisdom, dwell with sense, and find out knowledge of discretions.

New American Standard Bible

“I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
And I find knowledge and discretion.

King James Version

I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.

Holman Bible

I, Wisdom, share a home with shrewdness
and have knowledge and discretion.

International Standard Version

"I, wisdom, am related to prudence. I know how to be discreet.

A Conservative Version

I, wisdom, have made prudence my dwelling, and find out knowledge [and] discretion.

American Standard Version

I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling, And find out knowledge and discretion.

Amplified


“I, [godly] wisdom, reside with prudence [good judgment, moral courage and astute common sense],
And I find knowledge and discretion.

Bible in Basic English

I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise purposes.

Darby Translation

I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find the knowledge which cometh of reflection.

Julia Smith Translation

I wisdom dwelt with prudence, and I shall find the knowledge of machinations.

King James 2000

I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge and discretion.

Lexham Expanded Bible

I, wisdom, live with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"I, wisdom, have my dwelling with knowledge, and prudent counsel is mine own.

NET Bible

"I, wisdom, live with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.

New Heart English Bible

"I, wisdom, have made prudence my dwelling. Find out knowledge and discretion.

The Emphasized Bible

I, wisdom, inhabit shrewdness, - and, the knowledge of sagacious things, I gain.

Webster

I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of ingenious inventions.

World English Bible

"I, wisdom, have made prudence my dwelling. Find out knowledge and discretion.

Youngs Literal Translation

I, wisdom, have dwelt with prudence, And a knowledge of devices I find out.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
I wisdom
חכמה 
Chokmah 
Usage: 149

שׁכן 
Shakan 
Usage: 128

with prudence
ערמה 
`ormah 
Usage: 5

and find out
מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

דּעת 
Da`ath 
Usage: 91

References

Hastings

Wit

Morish

Images Proverbs 8:12

Context Readings

Wisdom Calls

11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. 12 I, wisdom, dwell with sense, and find out knowledge of discretions. 13 The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; I hate pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the wicked mouth.



Cross References

Proverbs 1:4

to give sense to the simple, knowledge and judgment to the young man;

Exodus 31:3-6

And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all workmanship,

Exodus 35:30-4

And Moses said to the sons of Israel, See, Jehovah has called the son of Uri the son of Hur, by the name Bezaleel, of the tribe of Judah.

1 Kings 7:14

He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze. And he was filled with wisdom and understanding, and cunning to work all works in bronze. And he came to King Solomon and did all his work.

1 Chronicles 28:12

and the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of Jehovah, and of all the rooms all around the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the holy things;

1 Chronicles 28:19

All was in writing from the hand of Jehovah. He made me understand all the work of this pattern.

2 Chronicles 13:14

And Judah turned, and, behold, the battle was before and behind. And they cried to Jehovah, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.

Psalm 104:24

O Jehovah, how many are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your riches.

Isaiah 28:26

For his God instructs him to do right; his God teaches him.

Isaiah 55:8-9

For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor your ways My ways, says Jehovah.

Romans 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!

Ephesians 1:8

which He caused to abound toward us in all wisdom and understanding;

Ephesians 1:11

in whom also we have been chosen to an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His own will,

Ephesians 3:10

so that now to the rulers and powers in the heavenlies might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

Colossians 2:3

in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

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