1) to be wise 1a) (Qal) to be or become wise, act wisely 1b) (Piel) to make wise, teach wisdom, instruct 1c) (Pual) to be made wise 1d) (Hiphil) to make wise 1e) (Hithpael) to show oneself wise, deceive, show one's wisdom
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H2449 — חָכַם
cha.kham · be wise · Hebrew/Aramaic
26 tagged verse occurrences
Exodus 1:10 · נִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖הCome, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it happen that when any war breaks out, they also join themselves to our enemies, and fight against us, and escape out of the land.”Deuteronomy 32:29 · חָכְמ֖וּOh that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!1 Kings 4:31 · וַיֶּחְכַּם֮For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations all around.Job 32:9 · יֶחְכָּ֑מוּIt is not the great who are wise, nor the aged who understand justice.Job 35:11 · יְחַכְּמֵֽנוּ׃who teaches us more than the animals of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?’Psalm 19:7 · מַחְכִּ֥ימַתYahweh’s law is perfect, restoring the soul. Yahweh’s testimony is sure, making wise the simple.Psalm 58:5 · מְחֻכָּֽם׃which doesn’t listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer may be.Psalm 105:22 · יְחַכֵּֽם׃to discipline his princes at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.Psalm 119:98 · תְּחַכְּמֵ֣נִיYour commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for your commandments are always with me.Proverbs 6:6 · וַחֲכָֽם׃Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;Proverbs 8:33 · וַחֲכָ֗מוּHear instruction, and be wise. Don’t refuse it.Proverbs 9:9 · וְיֶחְכַּם־Instruct a wise man, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.Proverbs 9:12 · חָ֭כַמְתָּ · חָכַ֣מְתָּIf you are wise, you are wise for yourself. If you mock, you alone will bear it.Proverbs 13:20 · יֶחְכָּ֑םOne who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.Proverbs 19:20 · תֶּחְכַּ֥םListen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.Proverbs 20:1 · יֶחְכָּֽם׃Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.Proverbs 21:11 · יֶחְכַּם־When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.Proverbs 23:15 · חָכַ֣םMy son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine:Proverbs 23:19 · וַחֲכָ֑םListen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!Proverbs 27:11 · חֲכַ֣םBe wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.Proverbs 30:24 · מְחֻכָּמִֽים׃“There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:Ecclesiastes 2:15 · חָכַ֛מְתִּיThen I said in my heart, “As it happens to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise?” Then I said in my heart that this also is vanity.Ecclesiastes 2:19 · וְשֶׁחָכַ֖מְתִּיWho knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all of my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.Ecclesiastes 7:16 · תִּתְחַכַּ֖םDon’t be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?Ecclesiastes 7:23 · אֶחְכָּ֔מָהAll this have I proved in wisdom. I said, “I will be wise;” but it was far from me.Zechariah 9:2 · חָֽכְמָ֖הand Hamath, also, which borders on it; Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise.