Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul;

New American Standard Bible

For wisdom will enter your heart
And knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;

King James Version

When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

Holman Bible

For wisdom will enter your mind,
and knowledge will delight your heart.

International Standard Version

For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

A Conservative Version

For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, and knowledge shall be pleasant to thy soul,

American Standard Version

For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;

Amplified


For [skillful and godly] wisdom will enter your heart
And knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

Darby Translation

When wisdom entereth into thy heart and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul,

Julia Smith Translation

For wisdom shall come into thy heart, and knowledge shall be pleasant to thy soul.

King James 2000

When wisdom enters into your heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto your soul;

Lexham Expanded Bible

for wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul.

Modern King James verseion

When wisdom enters into your heart, and knowledge is pleasing to your soul;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and thy soul delighteth in knowledge;

NET Bible

For wisdom will enter your heart, and moral knowledge will be attractive to you.

New Heart English Bible

For wisdom will enter into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

The Emphasized Bible

When wisdom entereth thy heart, and, knowledge, to thy soul, is sweet,

Webster

When wisdom entereth into thy heart, and knowledge is pleasant to thy soul;

World English Bible

For wisdom will enter into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

Youngs Literal Translation

For wisdom cometh into thy heart, And knowledge to thy soul is pleasant,

Interlinear

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


come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

and knowledge
דּעת 
Da`ath 
Usage: 91

נעם 
Na`em 
Usage: 8

Verse Info

Context Readings

The Benefits Of Wisdom

9 Then you will have knowledge of righteousness and right acting, and upright behaviour, even of every good way. 10 For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul; 11 Wise purposes will be watching over you, and knowledge will keep you;

Cross References

Job 23:12

I have never gone against the orders of his lips; the words of his mouth have been stored up in my heart.

Psalm 19:10

More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.

Psalm 104:34

Let my thoughts be sweet to him: I will be glad in the Lord.

Psalm 119:97

O what love I have for your law! I give thought to it all the day.

Psalm 119:103

How sweet are your sayings to my taste! truly, they are sweeter than honey in my mouth!

Psalm 119:111

I have taken your unchanging word as an eternal heritage; for it is the joy of my heart.

Psalm 119:162

I am delighted by your saying, like a man who makes discovery of great wealth.

Proverbs 14:33

Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.

Proverbs 18:1-2

He who keeps himself separate for his private purpose goes against all good sense.

Proverbs 24:13-14

My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste:

Jeremiah 15:16

But to me your word is a joy, making my heart glad; for I am named by your name, O Lord God of armies.

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ be in you in all wealth of wisdom; teaching and helping one another with songs of praise and holy words, making melody to God with grace in your hearts.

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