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for emphasis)">589</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 589 -- Occurrence 449 of 874">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֲ‍ֽנִי־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ani_589.htm" title="'ani-: I -- Occurrence 335 of 692.">’ănî-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">I</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Pronoun - first person common singular">Pro-1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2451.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2451: 1) wisdom <BR> 1a) skill (in war) <BR> 1b) wisdom (in administration) <BR> 1c) shrewdness, wisdom <BR> 1d) wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs) <BR> 1e) wisdom (ethical and religious)">2451</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2451.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2451 -- Occurrence 79 of 149">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">חָ֭כְמָה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/chochmah_2451.htm" title="choch·mah: wisdom -- Occurrence 39 of 74.">ḥāḵ-māh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">wisdom</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular">N-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7931.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7931: 1) to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to settle down to abide <BR> 1a2) to abide, dwell, reside <BR> 1b) (Piel) <BR> 1b1) to make settle down, establish <BR> 1b2) to make or cause to dwell <BR> 1c) (Hiphil) <BR> 1c1) to lay, place, set, establish, settle, fix <BR> 1c2) to cause to dwell or abide">7931</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7931.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7931 -- Occurrence 85 of 128">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שָׁכַ֣נְתִּי<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/shachanti_7931.htm" title="sha·Chan·ti: dwell -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">šā-ḵan-tî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">dwell</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular">V-Qal-Perf-1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6195.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6195: 1) shrewdness, craftiness, prudence">6195</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6195.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6195 -- Occurrence 5 of 5">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עָרְמָ֑ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/aremah_6195.htm" title="'a·re·Mah;: prudence -- Occurrence 3 of 3.">‘ā-rə-māh;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">with prudence</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular">N-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1847.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1847: 1) knowledge <BR> 1a) knowledge, perception, skill <BR> 1b) discernment, understanding, wisdom">1847</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1847.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1847 -- Occurrence 39 of 95">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְדַ֖עַת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vedaat_1847.htm" title="ve·Da·'at: knowledge -- Occurrence 8 of 16.">wə-ḏa-‘aṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and knowledge</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - feminine singular construct">Conj-w | N-fsc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4209.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4209: 1) purpose, discretion, device, plot <BR> 1a) purpose <BR> 1b) discretion <BR> 1c) devices (evil)">4209</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4209.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4209 -- Occurrence 12 of 19">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מְזִמּ֣וֹת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mezimmot_4209.htm" title="me·zim·Mot: discretion -- Occurrence 3 of 8.">mə-zim-mō-wṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[and] discretion</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine plural">N-fp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4672: 1) to find, attain to <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to find <BR> 1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought) <BR> 1a1b) to find (what is lost) <BR> 1a1c) to meet, encounter <BR> 1a1d) to find (a condition) <BR> 1a1e) to learn, devise <BR> 1a2) to find out <BR> 1a2a) to find out <BR> 1a2b) to detect <BR> 1a2c) to guess <BR> 1a3) to come upon, light upon <BR> 1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with <BR> 1a3b) to hit <BR> 1a3c) to befall <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be found <BR> 1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered <BR> 1b1b) to appear, be recognised <BR> 1b1c) to be discovered, be detected <BR> 1b1d) to be gained, be secured <BR> 1b2) to be, be found <BR> 1b2a) to be found in <BR> 1b2b) to be in the possession of <BR> 1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be <BR> 1b2d) to be left (after war) <BR> 1b2e) to be present <BR> 1b2f) to prove to be <BR> 1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough <BR> 1c) (Hiphil) <BR> 1c1) to cause to find, attain <BR> 1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come <BR> 1c3) to cause to encounter <BR> 1c4) to present (offering)">4672</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4672 -- Occurrence 342 of 455">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶמְצָֽא׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/emtza_4672.htm" title="'em·Tza.: find -- Occurrence 15 of 15.">’em-ṣā.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">find out</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular">V-Qal-Imperf-1cs</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div 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href="//interlinearbible.org/proverbs/8.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/589.htm" title="a·ni-: I -- 589: I">אֲ‍ֽנִי־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2451.htm" title="cha·che·mah: wisdom -- 2451: wisdom">חָ֭כְמָה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7931.htm" title="sha·chan·ti: dwell -- 7931: to settle down, abide, dwell">שָׁכַ֣נְתִּי</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6195.htm" title="a·re·mah;: prudence -- 6195: craftiness, prudence">עָרְמָ֑ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1847.htm" title="ve·da·'at: knowledge -- 1847: knowledge">וְדַ֖עַת</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4209.htm" title="me·zim·mo·vt: discretion -- 4209: purpose, discretion, device">מְזִמֹּ֣ות</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4672.htm" title="em·tza.: find -- 4672: to attain to, find">אֶמְצָֽא׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/proverbs/8.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2451.htm" title="chokmah (khok-maw') -- skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit">I wisdom</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7931.htm" title="shakan (shaw-kan') -- abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place">dwell</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6195.htm" title="ormah (or-maw') -- guile, prudence, subtilty, wilily, wisdom">with prudence</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4672.htm" title="matsa' (maw-tsaw') -- + be able, befall, being, catch, X certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), X have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-)on, meet (with), X occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on">and find out</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1847.htm" title="da'ath (dah'-ath) -- cunning, (ig-)norantly, know(-ledge), (un-)awares (wittingly)">knowledge</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4209.htm" title="mzimmah (mez-im-maw') -- (wicked) device, discretion, intent, witty invention, lewdness">of witty inventions</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/8.htm">משלי 8:12 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">אֲ‍ֽנִי־חָ֭כְמָה שָׁכַ֣נְתִּי עָרְמָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת מְזִמֹּ֣ות אֶמְצָֽא׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/8.htm">משלי 8:12 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">א‍ני־חכמה שכנתי ערמה ודעת מזמות אמצא׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/8.htm">משלי 8:12 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">א‍ני־חכמה שכנתי ערמה ודעת מזמות אמצא׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/8.htm">משלי 8:12 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">אני חכמה שכנתי ערמה ודעת מזמות אמצא׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/proverbs/8-12.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/8.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />"I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, And I find knowledge and discretion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I, Wisdom, share a home with shrewdness and have knowledge and discretion. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">wisdom</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/104-24.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 104:24</span> O LORD, how manifold are your works! in wisdom have you made them …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Isaiah 55:8,9</span> For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/romans/11-33.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Romans 11:33</span> O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-8.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ephesians 1:8,11</span> Wherein he has abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ephesians/3-10.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ephesians 3:10</span> To the intent that now to the principalities and powers in heavenly …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/colossians/2-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Colossians 2:3</span> In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.</a></p><p class="hdg">prudence</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/exodus/31-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Exodus 31:3-6</span> And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/exodus/35-30.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Exodus 35:30-35</span> And Moses said to the children of Israel, See, the LORD has called …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/exodus/36-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Exodus 36:1-4</span> Then worked Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-14.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Kings 7:14</span> He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-12.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Chronicles 28:12,19</span> And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-14.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Chronicles 13:14</span> And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-26.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Isaiah 28:26</span> For his God does instruct him to discretion, and does teach him.</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/proverbs/8-12.htm">Proverbs 8:12</a> • <a href="/niv/proverbs/8-12.htm">Proverbs 8:12 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/proverbs/8-12.htm">Proverbs 8:12 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/proverbs/8-12.htm">Proverbs 8:12 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/proverbs/8-12.htm">Proverbs 8:12 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/proverbs/8-12.htm">Proverbs 8:12 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/8-12.htm">Proverbs 8:12 Bible 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