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חׇכְמָה

chokh.mahH2451

wisdom

Used 153 times in the tagged text.

What it means

  • wisdom
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • 1) wisdom
  • 1a) skill (in war)
  • 1b) wisdom (in administration)
  • 1c) shrewdness, wisdom
  • 1d) wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs)
  • 1e) wisdom (ethical and religious)

Same idea, other words · Wisdom and knowing

To know in the Bible is more than to possess information: it is to be in relationship. Wisdom is skill for living in God's world.

Where it appears

  • Exodus8
  • Deuteronomy2
  • 2 Samuel2
  • 1 Kings17
  • 1 Chronicles1
  • 2 Chronicles9
  • Job18
  • Psalms7
  • Proverbs42
  • Ecclesiastes28
  • Isaiah5
  • Jeremiah6
  • Ezekiel5
  • Daniel3

Every use · 51–100 of 153 · BSB

  1. Job 28:28חָכְמָ֑ה[is] wisdom

    And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

  2. Job 32:7חָכְמָֽהwisdom

    I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom.

  3. Job 32:13חָכְמָ֑הwisdom

    So do not claim, ‘We have found wisdom; let God, not man, refute him.’

  4. Job 33:33חָכְמָֽה סwisdom

    But if not, then listen to me; be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.”

  5. Job 38:36חָכְמָ֑הwisdom

    Who has put wisdom in the heart or given understanding to the mind?

  6. Job 38:37בְּחָכְמָ֑הby wisdom

    Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Or who can tilt the water jars of the heavens

  7. Job 39:17חָכְמָ֑הwisdom

    For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding.

  8. Psalms 37:30חָכְמָ֑הwisdom

    The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

  9. Psalms 49:3חָכְמ֑וֹתwisdom<s>

    My mouth will impart wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding.

  10. Psalms 51:6חָכְמָ֥הwisdom

    Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

  11. Psalms 90:12חָכְמָֽהwisdom

    So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.

  12. Psalms 104:24בְּחָכְמָ֣הwith wisdom

    How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.

  13. Psalms 107:27חָ֝כְמָתָ֗םskill their

    They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.

  14. Psalms 111:10חָכְמָ֨הwisdom

    The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!

  15. Proverbs 1:2חָכְמָ֣הwisdom

    for gaining wisdom and discipline, for comprehending words of insight,

  16. Proverbs 1:7חָכְמָ֥הwisdom

    The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

  17. Proverbs 1:20חָ֭כְמוֹתwisdom<s>

    Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square;

  18. Proverbs 2:2לַֽחָכְמָ֣הto <the> wisdom

    if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,

  19. Proverbs 2:6חָכְמָ֑הwisdom

    For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

  20. Proverbs 2:10חָכְמָ֣הwisdom

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

  21. Proverbs 3:13חָכְמָ֑הwisdom

    Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,

  22. Proverbs 3:19בְּחָכְמָ֥הby wisdom

    The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.

  23. Proverbs 4:5חָ֭כְמָהwisdom

    Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.

  24. Proverbs 4:7חָ֭כְמָהwisdom

    Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.

  25. Proverbs 4:7חָכְמָ֑הwisdom

    Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.

  26. Proverbs 4:11חָ֭כְמָהwisdom

    I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths.

  27. Proverbs 5:1לְחָכְמָתִ֣יto wisdom my

    My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight,

  28. Proverbs 7:4לַֽ֭חָכְמָהto <the> wisdom

    Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman,

  29. Proverbs 8:1חָכְמָ֥הwisdom

    Does not wisdom call out, and understanding raise her voice?

  30. Proverbs 8:11חָ֭כְמָהwisdom

    For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.

  31. Proverbs 8:12חָ֭כְמָהwisdom

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

  32. Proverbs 9:1חָ֭כְמוֹתwisdom<s>

    Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars.

  33. Proverbs 9:10חָ֭כְמָהwisdom

    The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

  34. Proverbs 10:13חָכְמָ֑הwisdom

    Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.

  35. Proverbs 10:23וְ֝חָכְמָ֗הand wisdom

    The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.

  36. Proverbs 10:31חָכְמָ֑הwisdom

    The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.

  37. Proverbs 11:2חָכְמָֽהwisdom

    When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.

  38. Proverbs 13:10חָכְמָֽהwisdom

    Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

  39. Proverbs 14:6חָכְמָ֣הwisdom

    A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.

  40. Proverbs 14:8חָכְמַ֣ת[the] wisdom of

    The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.

  41. Proverbs 14:33חָכְמָ֑הwisdom

    Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; even among fools she is known.

  42. Proverbs 15:33חָכְמָ֑הwisdom

    The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.

  43. Proverbs 16:16חָכְמָ֗הwisdom

    How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.

  44. Proverbs 17:16חָכְמָ֣הwisdom

    Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?

  45. Proverbs 17:24חָכְמָ֑הwisdom

    Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

  46. Proverbs 18:4חָכְמָֽהwisdom

    The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.

  47. Proverbs 21:30חָ֭כְמָה[is] wisdom

    There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.

  48. Proverbs 23:23חָכְמָ֖הwisdom

    Invest in truth and never sell it— in wisdom and instruction and understanding.

  49. Proverbs 24:3בְּ֭חָכְמָהby wisdom

    By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;

  50. Proverbs 24:7חָכְמ֑וֹתwisdom<s>

    Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.

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