Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

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

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.

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 King James verseion

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

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 good above pearls, and all delights shall not be made equal with her. 12 I wisdom dwelt with prudence, and I shall find the knowledge of machinations. 13 The fear of Jehovah hates evil: pride and haughtiness, and the evil way, and the mouth of perverseness I hated.

Cross References

Proverbs 1:4

To give craftiness to the simple, and to the youth, knowledge and meditation.

Exodus 31:3-6

And I will fill him with the spirit of God, in wisdom and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all work.

Exodus 35:30-4

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

1 Kings 7:14

Son of a widow woman from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father a Tyrian man, an artificer of brass; and he will be filled with wisdom and understanding, and knowledge to do all the work in brass. And he will come to king Solomon and do all his works.

1 Chronicles 28:12

And the pattern of all that was in the spirit with him for the enclosures of the house of Jehovah, and for all the cells round about for the treasures of the house of God, and for the treasures of the holies:

1 Chronicles 28:19

All in writing from the hand of Jehovah upon me, causing to understand all the works of the pattern.

2 Chronicles 13:14

And Judah will turn, and behold, to them the war before and behind: and they will cry out to Jehovah and the priests trumpeting with the trumpets.

Psalm 104:24

How thy works were multiplied. O Jehovah! in wisdom thou madest them all: the earth was filled with thy possessions.

Isaiah 28:26

He will instruct him, according to judgment his God will teaeh

Isaiah 55:8-9

For not my purposes your purposes and not your ways my ways, says Jehovah

Romans 11:33

O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! his judgments how unsearchable, and his ways not traced out!

Ephesians 1:8

In which he abounded to us in all wisdom and intelligence;

Ephesians 1:11

In whom also we were cast by lot, determined beforehand according to the purpose of him performing all things according to the counsel of his will:

Ephesians 3:10

That it might now be made known to beginnings and powers in the heavenlies by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

Colossians 2:3

In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

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