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Proverbs 2:10

When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

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כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…תָב֣וֹאtavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…חָכְמָ֣הchakhemahwisdomחׇכְמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “wisdom”, the ordinary formH2451wisdom (in a good sense)skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.בְלִבֶּ֑ךָvelibekhain comfortablyלֵבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…וְ֝דַ֗עַתvedaatand cunningדַּעַתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and cunning”, the ordinary formH1847knowledgecunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).לְֽנַפְשְׁךָ֥lenafshekhato creatureנֶפֶשׁpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…יִנְעָֽםyinambe delightנָעֵםverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be delight”, an unfinished actionH5276to be agreeable (literally or figuratively)pass in beauty, be delight, be pleasant, be sweet.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, and knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;

Young’s Literal Translation

For wisdom cometh into thy heart, And knowledge to thy soul is pleasant,

World English Bible

For wisdom will enter into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

Darby Translation

When wisdom entereth into thy heart and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul,

Douay-Rheims

If wisdom shall enter into thy heart, and knowledge please thy soul:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, and knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For if wisdom shall come into thine understanding, and discernment shall seem pleasing to thy soul,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν γὰρ ἔλθῃ ἡ σοφία εἰς σὴν διάνοιαν, ἡ δὲ αἴσθησις τῇ σῇ ψυχῇ καλὴ εἶναι δόξῃ,