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I,אֲנִיwisdom,חָכְמָהdwell withשָׁכַנְתִּיshrewdness,עָרְמָהandוְthe knowledgeדַעַתof discretionמְזִמּוֹתI find.אֶמְצָא
Proverbs 8:12
Study it in the app“I, wisdom, dwell with shrewdness, and the knowledge of discretion I find.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 8:12, word by word
- wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- dwell withשָׁכַנְתִּיshachanti
dwell
To live somewhere, stay.
Where else “shachanti” appears- shrewdnessעָרְמָהarma
shrewdness
Knowing how to look out for oneself, wise caution.
Where else “arma” appears- the knowledgeדַעַתdaat
knowledge
What one has learned; or a close bond with God.
Where else “daat” appears- of discretionמְזִמּוֹתmezimot
discretion
Prudence not to err; the care of one who thinks before acting.
Where else “mezimot” appears- I findאֶמְצָאemtsa
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “emtsa” appears
The context
11For wisdom is better than pearls, and all things desired cannot compare with her.
12 · This verse (above)
13The fear of YHWH is to hate evil; arrogance and pride and the way of evil and the mouth of perversities I hate.