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Proverbs 8:12

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

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אֲֽנִיanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.חָ֭כְמָהchakhemahwisdomחׇכְמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “wisdom”, the ordinary formH2451wisdom (in a good sense)skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.שָׁכַ֣נְתִּיshakhantiabideשָׁכַןverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “abide”, a completed actionH7931to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).עָרְמָ֑הaremahguileעׇרְמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “guile”, the ordinary formH6195trickery; or (in a good sense) discretionguile, prudence, subtilty, wilily, wisdom.וְדַ֖עַתvedaatand cunningדַּעַתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and cunning”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1847knowledgecunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).מְזִמּ֣וֹתmezimotdeviceמְזִמָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “device”, the ordinary formH4209a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)(wicked) device, discretion, intent, witty invention, lewdness, mischievous (device), thought, wickedly.אֶמְצָֽאemtsacomeמָצָאverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “come”, an unfinished actionH4672properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present[phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with)…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

I wisdom have made prudence 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.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

I wisdom dwell in counsel, and am present in learned thoughts.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐγὼ ἡ σοφία κατεσκήνωσα βουλὴν καὶ γνῶσιν, καὶ ἔννοιαν ἐγὼ ἐπεκαλεσάμην.