King James Version

Proverbs 8:14

Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.

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לִֽיlitoלִֽיpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toעֵ֭צָהetsahadviceעֵצָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “advice”, the ordinary formH6098advice; by implication, plan; also prudenceadvice, advisement, counsel(l-(or)), purpose.וְתוּשִׁיָּ֑הvetushiyahand enterpriseתּוּשִׁיָּהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and enterprise”, the ordinary formH8454support or (by implication) ability, i.e. (direct) help, (in purpose) an undertaking, (intellectual) understandingenterprise, that which (thing as it) is, substance, (sound) wisdom, working.אֲנִ֥יanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.בִ֝ינָ֗הvinahunderstandingבִּינָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “understanding”, the ordinary formH998understandingknowledge, meaning, [idiom] perfectly, understanding, wisdom.לִ֣יlitoלִ֣יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toגְבוּרָֽהgevurahforceגְּבוּרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “force”, the ordinary formH1369force (literally or figuratively); by implication, valor, victoryforce, mastery, might, mighty (act, power), power, strength.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, power is mine.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge: I am understanding; I have might.

Young’s Literal Translation

Mine [is] counsel and substance, I [am] understanding, I have might.

World English Bible

Counsel and sound knowledge are mine. I have understanding and power.

Darby Translation

Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am intelligence; I have strength.

Douay-Rheims

Counsel and equity is mine, prudence is mine, strength is mine.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, power is mine.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Counsel and safety are mine: prudence is mine, and strength is mine.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐμὴ βουλὴ καὶ ἀσφάλεια, ἐμὴ φρόνησις, ἐμὴ δὲ ἰσχύς.