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Prov. 8:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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

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or, subtilly.

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I wisdom.

Psa. 104:24• ²⁴How manifold are thy works, O Jehovah!{HR}In wisdom hast thou wrought them all:{HR}The earth is full of thy riches. (Psa. 104:24)

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Isa. 55:8‑9• ⁸For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith Jehovah.
⁹For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. (Isa. 55:8‑9)

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Rom. 11:33• ³³O depth of God's riches and wisdom and knowledge! how unsearchable his judgments and untraceable his ways! (Rom. 11:33)

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Eph. 1:8,11• ⁸which he caused to abound toward us in all wisdom and intelligence,
¹¹in whom we have also obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to [the] purpose of him that worketh all things according to the counsel of his will, (Eph. 1:8,11)

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Eph. 3:10• ¹⁰in order that there might be known now to the principalities and the authorities in the heavenly [places] by the assembly the manifold wisdom of God, (Eph. 3:10)

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Col. 2:3• ³in which are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. (Col. 2:3)

prudence.

or, subtlety.

knowledge.

Ex. 31:3‑6• ³{i}and have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in every work,{/i}
⁴{i}to devise artistic work—to work in gold, and in silver, and in copper,{/i}
⁵{i}and in cutting of stones, for setting, and for carving of timber—to work in all manner of work.{/i}
⁶{i}And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of every one that is wise-hearted have I given wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee—{/i} (Ex. 31:3‑6)

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Ex. 35:30‑35• ³⁰And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the Lord hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;
³¹and he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;
³²and to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
³³and in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work.
³⁴And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
³⁵Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work. (Ex. 35:30‑35)

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Ex. 36:1‑4• ¹{i}Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every man that was wise-hearted, in whom Jehovah had put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work of the service of the sanctuary—according to all that Jehovah had commanded.{/i}
²{i}And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every man that was wise-hearted, in whose heart God had put wisdom, every one whose heart moved him to come to the work to do it.{/i}
³{i}And they took from Moses every heave-offering that the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it. And they still brought him voluntary offerings morning by morning.{/i}
⁴{i}And all the wise men that wrought all the work of the sanctuary came, every man from his work which they wrought,{/i} (Ex. 36:1‑4)

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1 Kings 7:14• ¹⁴{i}He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass; and he was full of wisdom and understanding and knowledge, to do all kinds of works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and made all his work.{/i} (1 Kings 7:14)

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1 Chron. 28:12,19• ¹²and the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of Jehovah, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things;
¹⁹All this (said David) Jehovah made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern. (1 Chron. 28:12,19)

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2 Chron. 13:14• ¹⁴{i}And Judah looked back, and behold, they had the battle in front and behind; and they cried to Jehovah, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.{/i} (2 Chron. 13:14)

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Isa. 28:26• ²⁶His God doth instruct him in judgment, he doth teach him. (Isa. 28:26)

• Wisdom here is looked at as an essential part of Deity; further down, as Him who has been now revealed as the Wisdom of God, the Eternal Son. (“Proverbs Eight” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find the knowledge which cometh of reflectionf.

JND Translation Notes

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f

Here the plural, as ch. 5.2.

W. Kelly Translation

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I wisdom dwell in prudence,{HR}And find out knowledge of reflection.