Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
I, wisdom, live with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.
New American Standard Bible
And I find
King James Version
I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
Holman Bible
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.
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.
Themes
Bearing fruit » The fruit of wisdom
Finding » Who shall find wisdom
Frowardness » The froward mouth
Inheritance » Who inherits substance
Jesus Christ » Names of » Wisdom
Prudence » What dwells with prudence
Prudence » Intimately connected with wisdom
Speech/communication » The froward mouth
Substance » Who inherits substance
Understanding » What is understanding
Wealth » What is better than monetary riches
Wealth » Who shall have wealth
Wisdom » What accompanies wisdom
Wisdom » Wisdom being better than wealth
Wisdom » Those that love wisdom
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 8:12
Prayers for Proverbs 8:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Wisdom Calls
11 For wisdom is better than jewels, and all desires shall not compare with her. 12 I, wisdom, live with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion. 13 The fear of Yahweh [is] hatred of evil, pride, and arrogance and an evil way. And I hate a mouth of perversity.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 1:4
to give shrewdness to the simple, knowledge and purpose to the young,
Exodus 31:3-6
And I have filled him [with] the Spirit of God, with wisdom and with skill and with knowledge and with every [kind of] craftsmanship,
Exodus 35:30-4
And Moses said to the {Israelites}, "See, Yahweh has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri the son of Hur, from the tribe of Judah.
1 Kings 7:14
He [was] the son of a widow woman from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father [was] a man of Tyre, an artisan of bronze. He was filled with wisdom and with ability and with the knowledge to do all the work with the bronze. And he came to King Solomon, and he did all of his work.
1 Chronicles 28:12
and the plan of all {that he had in mind} for the courtyards of the house of Yahweh and for all the surrounding storage rooms, the treasuries of the house of God, and the treasuries for sanctified objects,
1 Chronicles 28:19
"All this [I give you] in writing; from the hand of Yahweh he instructed me [about] all the workings of this plan."
2 Chronicles 13:14
When Judah turned, then behold, the battle against them [was] in front and behind, and they cried to Yahweh, and the priests blew on the trumpets.
Psalm 104:24
How many are your works, O Yahweh; all of them you have done in wisdom. The earth is full of your creatures.
Isaiah 28:26
And his God instructs him about the prescription; he teaches him.
Isaiah 55:8-9
"For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, and your ways [are] not my ways," {declares} Yahweh.
Romans 11:33
Oh, the depth of the riches and the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable [are] his judgments and [how] incomprehensible [are] his ways!
Ephesians 1:8
that he caused to abound to us in all wisdom and insight,
Ephesians 1:11
in whom also we were chosen, having been predestined according to the purpose of the One who works all [things] according to the counsel of his will,
Ephesians 3:10
in order that the many-sided wisdom of God might be made known now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly [places] through the church,
Colossians 2:3
in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden.