Proverbs 2:10

“For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.”

Proverbs 2:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Proverbs 2:10, word by word

wisdomחָכְמָהchachma

wisdom

Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.

Where else “chachma” appears
will enterתָבוֹאtavo

enter

To go into a place.

Where else “tavo” appears
your heartלִבֶּlibe

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

Where else “libe” appears
knowledgeדַעַתdaat

knowledge

What one has learned; or a close bond with God.

Where else “daat” appears
will be pleasantיִנְעָםyinam

be pleasant

Be pleasant, delightful.

Where else “yinam” appears
to your soulנַפְשְׁnafsh

soul

A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.

Where else “nafsh” appears

The context

9Then you will understand righteousness, justice, and uprightness, every good track.

10 · This verse (above)

11Discretion will watch over you; insight will guard you,

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