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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 · 101–150 of 153 · BSB

  1. Proverbs 24:14חָכְמָ֗הwisdom

    Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.

  2. Proverbs 28:26בְּ֝חָכְמָ֗הin wisdom

    He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.

  3. Proverbs 29:3חָ֭כְמָהwisdom

    A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

  4. Proverbs 29:15חָכְמָ֑הwisdom

    A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.

  5. Proverbs 30:3חָכְמָ֑הwisdom

    I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.

  6. Proverbs 31:26בְחָכְמָ֑הwith wisdom

    She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

  7. Ecclesiastes 1:13בַּֽחָכְמָ֔הby <the> wisdom

    And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy burden God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!

  8. Ecclesiastes 1:16חָכְמָ֔הwisdom

    I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”

  9. Ecclesiastes 1:16חָכְמָ֥הwisdom

    I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”

  10. Ecclesiastes 1:17חָכְמָ֔הwisdom

    So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.

  11. Ecclesiastes 1:18חָכְמָ֖הwisdom

    For with much wisdom comes much sorrow, and as knowledge grows, grief increases.

  12. Ecclesiastes 2:3בַּֽחָכְמָה֙with <the> wisdom

    I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.

  13. Ecclesiastes 2:9חָכְמָתִ֖יwisdom my

    So I became great and surpassed all in Jerusalem who had preceded me; and my wisdom remained with me.

  14. Ecclesiastes 2:12חָכְמָ֔הwisdom

    Then I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?

  15. Ecclesiastes 2:13לַֽחָכְמָ֖הof <the> wisdom

    And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:

  16. Ecclesiastes 2:21בְּחָכְמָ֥ה[was] with wisdom

    When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.

  17. Ecclesiastes 2:26חָכְמָ֥הwisdom

    To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

  18. Ecclesiastes 7:10מֵחָכְמָ֖הfrom wisdom

    Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.

  19. Ecclesiastes 7:11חָכְמָ֖הwisdom

    Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.

  20. Ecclesiastes 7:12הַֽחָכְמָ֖ה<the> wisdom

    For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.

  21. Ecclesiastes 7:12הַֽחָכְמָ֖ה<the> wisdom

    For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.

  22. Ecclesiastes 7:19הַֽחָכְמָ֖ה<the> wisdom

    Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.

  23. Ecclesiastes 7:23בַֽחָכְמָ֑הby <the> wisdom

    All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me.

  24. Ecclesiastes 7:25חָכְמָ֖הwisdom

    I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.

  25. Ecclesiastes 8:1חָכְמַ֤ת[the] wisdom of

    Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.

  26. Ecclesiastes 8:16חָכְמָ֔הwisdom

    When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—

  27. Ecclesiastes 9:10וְחָכְמָ֔הand wisdom

    Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

  28. Ecclesiastes 9:13חָכְמָ֖הwisdom

    I have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me:

  29. Ecclesiastes 9:15בְּחָכְמָת֑וֹby wisdom his

    Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

  30. Ecclesiastes 9:16חָכְמָ֖הwisdom

    And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”

  31. Ecclesiastes 9:16וְחָכְמַ֤תand [the] wisdom of

    And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”

  32. Ecclesiastes 9:18חָכְמָ֖הwisdom

    Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.

  33. Ecclesiastes 10:1מֵחָכְמָ֥הmore than wisdom

    As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

  34. Ecclesiastes 10:10חָכְמָֽהwisdom

    If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.

  35. Isaiah 10:13וּבְחָכְמָתִ֖יand by skill my

    For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers.

  36. Isaiah 11:2חָכְמָ֣הwisdom

    The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him— the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.

  37. Isaiah 29:14חָכְמַ֣ת[the] wisdom of

    Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”

  38. Isaiah 33:6חָכְמַ֣תwisdom

    He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.

  39. Isaiah 47:10חָכְמָתֵ֥ךְwisdom your

    You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’

  40. Jeremiah 8:9וְחָכְמַֽת־and wisdom of

    The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?

  41. Jeremiah 9:23בְּחָכְמָת֔וֹin wisdom his

    This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.

  42. Jeremiah 10:12בְּחָכְמָת֑וֹby wisdom his

    The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

  43. Jeremiah 49:7חָכְמָ֖הwisdom

    Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?

  44. Jeremiah 49:7חָכְמָתָֽםwisdom their

    Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?

  45. Jeremiah 51:15בְּחָכְמָת֑וֹby wisdom his

    The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

  46. Ezekiel 28:4בְּחָכְמָֽתְךָ֙by wisdom your

    By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries.

  47. Ezekiel 28:5חָכְמָתְךָ֛skill your

    By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.

  48. Ezekiel 28:7חָכְמָתֶ֔ךָwisdom your

    behold, I will bring foreigners against you, the most ruthless of nations. They will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and will defile your splendor.

  49. Ezekiel 28:12חָכְמָ֖הof wisdom

    “Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

  50. Ezekiel 28:17חָכְמָתְךָ֖wisdom your

    Your heart grew proud of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor; so I cast you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings.

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