I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.
Parallel translations
- WEB “I, wisdom, have made prudence my dwelling. Find out knowledge and discretion.
- KJV I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
- NKJV “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, And find out knowledge and discretion.
- NASB ¶“I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, And I find knowledge and discretion.
- NLT “I, Wisdom, live together with good judgment. I know where to discover knowledge and discernment.
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Quick answer
Wisdom dwells together with prudence and grants knowledge and discretion. Those who walk with wisdom gain practical, careful insight for living.
Overview
Wisdom speaks of prudence as her settled companion, showing that true wisdom is not abstract but practical and discerning. She offers 'knowledge and discretion'—the ability to act rightly and wisely in real situations. This sober, skillful living is a gift God gives to those who fear him, and it finds its perfection in Christ, who is the wisdom of God (1 Corinthians 1:30).
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- Isa 28:26For his God instructs and teaches him properly.
- Exod 35:30Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
- Rom 11:33O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
- Exod 31:3–6And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,
- Prov 1:4To impart prudence to the simple and knowledge and discretion to the young,
- Isa 55:8–9“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.
- Eph 1:11In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,
- 1 Chr 28:19“All this,” said David, “all the details of this plan, the LORD has made clear to me in writing by His hand upon me.”
- Ps 104:24How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
- Col 2:3in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
- Eph 3:10His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,
- 2 Chr 13:14When Judah turned and discovered that the battle was both before and behind them, they cried out to the LORD. Then the priests blew the trumpets,
- 1 Kgs 7:14He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.
- Eph 1:8that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.
- 1 Chr 28:12The plans contained everything David had in mind for the courts of the house of the LORD, for all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of the house of God and of the dedicated things,
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