Proverbs 8:12 {13}
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The fear of the Lord hateth evil; I hate arrogance, and pride, and every wicked way, and a mouth with a double tongue.

wisdom

Psalm 104:24 How great are thy works, O Lord ? thou hast made all things in wisdom: the earth is filled with thy riches.

Isaiah 55:8,9 For my thoughts are not your thoughts: nor your ways my ways, saith the Lord. . . .

Romans 11:33 O the depth of the riches of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How incomprehensible are his judgments, and how unsearchable his ways!

Ephesians 1:8,11 Which hath superabounded in us, in all wisdom and prudence, . . .

Ephesians 3:10 That the manifold wisdom of God may be made known to the principalities and powers in heavenly places through the church,

Colossians 2:3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

prudence

Exodus 31:3-6 And I have filled him with the spirit of God, with wisdom and understanding, and knowledge in all manner of work, . . .

Exodus 35:30-35 And Moses said to the children of Israel: Behold, the Lord hath called by name Beseleel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Juda, . . .

Exodus 36:1-4 Beseleel therefore, and Ooliab, and every wise man, to whom the Lord gave wisdom and understanding, to know how to work artificially, made the things that are necessary for the uses of the sanctuary, and which the Lord commanded. . . .

1 Kings 7:14 The son of a widow woman, of the tribe of Nephthali, whose father was a Tyrian, an artificer in brass, and full of wisdom, and understanding, and skill to work all work in brass. And when he was come to king Solomon, he wrought all his work.

1 Chronicles 28:12,19 As also of all the courts, which he had in his thought, and of the chambers round about, for the treasures of the house of the Lord, and for the treasures of the consecrated things, . . .

2 Chronicles 13:14 And when Juda looked back, they saw the battle coming upon them both before and behind, and they cried to the Lord: and the priests began to sound with the trumpets.

Isaiah 28:26 For he will instruct him in judgment: his God will teach him.

Context
The Excellence of Wisdom
11I, wisdom, dwell in counsel, and am present in learned thoughts. 12The fear of the Lord hateth evil; I hate arrogance, and pride, and every wicked way, and a mouth with a double tongue.13Counsel and equity is mine, prudence is mine, strength is mine.…
Cross References
Proverbs 1:4
A wise man shall hear, and shall be wiser: and he that understandeth shall possess governments.

Proverbs 8:5
Hear, for I will speak of great things: and my lips shall be opened to preach right things.

Lexicon
I,
אֲ‍ֽנִי־ (’ănî-)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 589: I

wisdom,
חָ֭כְמָה (ḥāḵ·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2451: Wisdom

dwell together
שָׁכַ֣נְתִּי (šā·ḵan·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell

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

and I find
אֶמְצָֽא׃ (’em·ṣā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

knowledge
וְדַ֖עַת (wə·ḏa·‘aṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1847: Knowledge

and discretion.
מְזִמּ֣וֹת (mə·zim·mō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4209: A plan, evil, sometimes good


Additional Translations
I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.

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

I wisdom have dwelt with counsel and knowledge, and I have called upon understanding.

I wisdom dwell [with] prudence, and find the knowledge [which cometh] of reflection.

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

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

"I, wisdom, have made prudence my dwelling. Find out knowledge and discretion.

I, wisdom, have dwelt with prudence, And a knowledge of devices I find out.
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