Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

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 jewels;
And all desirable things cannot compare with her.
12 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
And I find knowledge and discretion.
13 “The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And the perverted mouth, I hate.

Cross References

Proverbs 1:4

To give prudence to the naive,
To the youth knowledge and discretion,

Exodus 31:3-6

I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,

Exodus 35:30-4

Then Moses said to the sons of Israel, “See, the Lord has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

1 Kings 7:14

He was a widow’s son from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze; and he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill for doing any work in bronze. So he came to King Solomon and performed all his work.

1 Chronicles 28:12

and the plan of all that he had in mind, for the courts of the house of the Lord, and for all the surrounding rooms, for the storehouses of the house of God and for the storehouses of the dedicated things;

1 Chronicles 28:19

“All this,” said David, “the Lord made me understand in writing by His hand upon me, all the details of this pattern.”

2 Chronicles 13:14

When Judah turned around, behold, they were attacked both front and rear; so they cried to the Lord, and the priests blew the trumpets.

Psalm 104:24

O Lord, how many are Your works!
In wisdom You have made them all;
The earth is full of Your possessions.

Isaiah 28:26

For his God instructs and teaches him properly.

Isaiah 55:8-9

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.

Romans 11:33

Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways!

Ephesians 1:8

which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight

Ephesians 1:11

also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will,

Ephesians 3:10

so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places.

Colossians 2:3

in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

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