Proverbs 8:12
Strong's Lexicon
I,
אֲ‍ֽנִי־ (’ănî-)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 589: 1) I (first pers. sing. -usually used for emphasis)

wisdom,
חָ֭כְמָה (ḥāḵ·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2451: 1) wisdom 1a) skill (in war) 1b) wisdom (in administration) 1c) shrewdness, wisdom 1d) wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs) 1e) wisdom (ethical and religious)

dwell together
שָׁכַ֣נְתִּי (šā·ḵan·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7931: 1) to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to settle down to abide 1a2) to abide, dwell, reside 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make settle down, establish 1b2) to make or cause to dwell 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to lay, place, set, establish, settle, fix 1c2) to cause to dwell or abide

with prudence,
עָרְמָ֑ה (‘ā·rə·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6195: 1) shrewdness, craftiness, prudence

and I find
אֶמְצָֽא׃ (’em·ṣā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 4672: 1) to find, attain to 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to find 1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought) 1a1b) to find (what is lost) 1a1c) to meet, encounter 1a1d) to find (a condition) 1a1e) to learn, devise 1a2) to find out 1a2a) to find out 1a2b) to detect 1a2c) to guess 1a3) to come upon, light upon 1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with 1a3b) to hit 1a3c) to befall 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be found 1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered 1b1b) to appear, be recognised 1b1c) to be discovered, be detected 1b1d) to be gained, be secured 1b2) to be, be found 1b2a) to be found in 1b2b) to be in the possession of 1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be 1b2d) to be left (after war) 1b2e) to be present 1b2f) to prove to be 1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to find, attain 1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come 1c3) to cause to encounter 1c4) to present (offering)

knowledge
וְדַ֖עַת (wə·ḏa·‘aṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1847: 1) knowledge 1a) knowledge, perception, skill 1b) discernment, understanding, wisdom

and discretion.
מְזִמּ֣וֹת (mə·zim·mō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4209: 1) purpose, discretion, device, plot 1a) purpose 1b) discretion 1c) devices (evil)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.

Young's Literal Translation
I, wisdom, have dwelt with prudence, And a knowledge of devices I find out.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I, Wisdom, share a home with shrewdness and have knowledge and discretion.

New American Standard Bible
"I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, And I find knowledge [and] discretion.

King James Bible
I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and discretion.

New Living Translation
"I, Wisdom, live together with good judgment. I know where to discover knowledge and discernment.

English Standard Version
“I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.

New American Standard Bible
"I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, And I find knowledge and discretion.

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

Holman Christian Standard 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.

NET Bible
"I, wisdom, live with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.

American Standard Version
I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling, And find out knowledge and discretion.

English Revised Version
I wisdom have made subtilty my dwelling, and find out knowledge and discretion.

Young's Literal Translation
I, wisdom, have dwelt with prudence, And a knowledge of devices I find out.
















Cross References
Proverbs 1:4
To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

Proverbs 8:5
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 8:11
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

Proverbs 8:10
Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.

Proverbs 8:9
They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

Proverbs 8:13
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

Proverbs 8:14
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.

Proverbs 8:15
By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
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