Parallel Verses

King James Version

I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.

New American Standard Bible

“I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
And I find knowledge and discretion.

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.

Julia Smith Translation

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

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 better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. 12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. 13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.



Cross References

Proverbs 1:4

To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

Exodus 31:3-6

And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

Exodus 35:30-4

And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the LORD hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;

1 Kings 7:14

He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.

1 Chronicles 28:12

And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:

1 Chronicles 28:19

All this, said David, the LORD made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern.

2 Chronicles 13:14

And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.

Psalm 104:24

O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

Isaiah 28:26

For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.

Isaiah 55:8-9

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Romans 11:33

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

Ephesians 1:8

Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;

Ephesians 1:11

In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

Ephesians 3:10

To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known 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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