1) wise, wise (man) 1a) skilful (in technical work) 1b) wise (in administration) 1c) shrewd, crafty, cunning, wily, subtle 1d) learned, shrewd (class of men) 1e) prudent 1f) wise (ethically and religiously)
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H2450 — חָכָם
cha.kham · wise · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 41:8 · חֲכָמֶ֑יהָAnd it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but [there was] none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.Genesis 41:33 · וְחָכָ֑םNow therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.Genesis 41:39 · וְחָכָ֖םAnd Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, [there is] none so discreet and wise as thou [art]:Exodus 7:11 · לַֽחֲכָמִ֖יםThen Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.Exodus 28:3 · חַכְמֵי־And thou shalt speak unto all [that are] wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron’s garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.Exodus 31:6 · חֲכַם־And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;Exodus 35:10 · חֲכַם־And every wise hearted among you shall come, and make all that the LORD hath commanded;Exodus 35:25 · חַכְמַת־And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, [both] of blue, and of purple, [and] of scarlet, and of fine linen.Exodus 36:1 · חֲכַם־Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.Exodus 36:2 · חֲכַם־And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, [even] every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it:Exodus 36:4 · הַ֣חֲכָמִ֔יםAnd all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made;Exodus 36:8 · חֲכַם־And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains [of] fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: [with] cherubims of cunning work made he them.Deuteronomy 1:13 · חֲכָמִ֧יםTake you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.Deuteronomy 1:15 · חֲכָמִים֙So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.Deuteronomy 4:6 · חָכָ֣םKeep therefore and do [them]; for this [is] your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation [is] a wise and understanding people.Deuteronomy 16:19 · חֲכָמִ֔יםThou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.Deuteronomy 32:6 · חָכָ֑םDo ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? [is] not he thy father [that] hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?Judges 5:29 · חַכְמ֥וֹתHer wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,2 Samuel 13:3 · חָכָ֖םBut Amnon had a friend, whose name [was] Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab [was] a very subtil man.2 Samuel 14:2 · חֲכָמָ֑הAnd Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:2 Samuel 14:20 · חָכָ֗םTo fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord [is] wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all [things] that [are] in the earth.2 Samuel 20:16 · חֲכָמָ֖הThen cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.1 Kings 2:9 · חָכָ֖םNow therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou [art] a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.1 Kings 3:12 · חָכָ֣םBehold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.1 Kings 5:7 · חָכָ֔םAnd it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed [be] the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.1 Chronicles 22:15 · חָכָ֖םMoreover [there are] workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work.2 Chronicles 2:7 · חָכָ֡ם · הַֽחֲכָמִ֗יםSend me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that [are] with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.2 Chronicles 2:12 · חָכָ֗םHuram said moreover, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.2 Chronicles 2:13 · חָכָ֛םAnd now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father’s,2 Chronicles 2:14 · חֲכָמֶ֔יךָ · וְֽחַכְמֵ֔יThe son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father [was] a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.Esther 1:13 · לַחֲכָמִ֖יםThen the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so [was] the king’s manner toward all that knew law and judgment:Esther 6:13 · חֲכָמָ֜יוAnd Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every [thing] that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai [be] of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.Job 5:13 · חֲכָמִ֣יםHe taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.Job 9:4 · חֲכַ֣ם[He is] wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened [himself] against him, and hath prospered?Job 15:2 · הֶֽחָכָ֗םShould a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?Job 15:18 · חֲכָמִ֥יםWhich wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid [it]:Job 17:10 · חָכָֽם׃But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find [one] wise [man] among you.Job 34:2 · חֲכָמִ֣יםHear my words, O ye wise [men]; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.Job 34:34 · חָ֝כָ֗םLet men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.Job 37:24 · חַכְמֵי־Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any [that are] wise of heart.Psalm 49:10 · חֲכָ֘מִ֤יםFor he seeth [that] wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.Psalm 107:43 · חָכָ֥םWhoso [is] wise, and will observe these [things], even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.Proverbs 1:5 · חָ֭כָםA wise [man] will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:Proverbs 1:6 · חֲ֝כָמִ֗יםTo understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.Proverbs 3:7 · חָכָ֣םBe not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.Proverbs 3:35 · חֲכָמִ֣יםThe wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.Proverbs 9:8 · לְ֝חָכָ֗םReprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.Proverbs 9:9 · לְ֭חָכָםGive [instruction] to a wise [man], and he will be yet wiser: teach a just [man], and he will increase in learning.Proverbs 10:1 · חָ֭כָםThe proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son [is] the heaviness of his mother.Proverbs 10:8 · חֲכַם־The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.Proverbs 10:14 · חֲכָמִ֥יםWise [men] lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction.Proverbs 11:29 · לַחֲכַם־He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool [shall be] servant to the wise of heart.Proverbs 11:30 · חָכָֽם׃The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life; and he that winneth souls [is] wise.Proverbs 12:15 · חָכָֽם׃The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise.Proverbs 12:18 · חֲכָמִ֣יםThere is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.Proverbs 13:1 · חָ֭כָםA wise son [heareth] his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.Proverbs 13:14 · חָ֭כָםThe law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.Proverbs 13:20 · חֲכָמִ֣יםHe that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.Proverbs 14:1 · חַכְמ֣וֹתEvery wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.Proverbs 14:3 · חֲ֝כָמִ֗יםIn the mouth of the foolish [is] a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.Proverbs 14:16 · חָכָ֣םA wise [man] feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.Proverbs 14:24 · חֲכָמִ֣יםThe crown of the wise [is] their riches: [but] the foolishness of fools [is] folly.Proverbs 15:2 · חֲ֭כָמִיםThe tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.Proverbs 15:7 · חֲ֭כָמִיםThe lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so.Proverbs 15:12 · חֲ֝כָמִ֗יםA scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.Proverbs 15:20 · חָ֭כָםA wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.Proverbs 15:31 · חֲכָמִ֣יםThe ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.Proverbs 16:14 · חָכָ֣םThe wrath of a king [is as] messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.Proverbs 16:21 · לַחֲכַם־The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.Proverbs 16:23 · חָ֭כָםThe heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.Proverbs 17:28 · חָכָ֣םEven a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: [and] he that shutteth his lips [is esteemed] a man of understanding.Proverbs 18:15 · חֲ֝כָמִ֗יםThe heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.Proverbs 20:26 · חָכָ֑םA wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.Proverbs 21:11 · לְ֝חָכָ֗םWhen the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.Proverbs 21:20 · חָכָ֑ם[There is] treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.Proverbs 21:22 · חָכָ֑םA wise [man] scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.Proverbs 22:17 · חֲכָמִ֑יםBow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.Proverbs 23:24 · חָ֝כָ֗םThe father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise [child] shall have joy of him.Proverbs 24:5 · חָכָ֥םA wise man [is] strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.Proverbs 24:23 · לַֽחֲכָמִ֑יםThese [things] also [belong] to the wise. [It is] not good to have respect of persons in judgment.Proverbs 25:12 · חָ֝כָ֗ם[As] an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [so is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.Proverbs 26:5 · חָכָ֣םAnswer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.Proverbs 26:12 · חָכָ֣םSeest thou a man wise in his own conceit? [there is] more hope of a fool than of him.Proverbs 26:16 · חָכָ֣םThe sluggard [is] wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.Proverbs 28:11 · חָכָ֣םThe rich man [is] wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.Proverbs 29:8 · וַ֝חֲכָמִ֗יםScornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise [men] turn away wrath.Proverbs 29:9 · חָכָ֗ם[If] a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, [there is] no rest.Proverbs 29:11 · וְ֝חָכָ֗םA fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise [man] keepeth it in till afterwards.Proverbs 30:24 · חֲכָמִ֥יםThere be four [things which are] little upon the earth, but they [are] exceeding wise:Ecclesiastes 2:14 · הֶֽחָכָם֙The wise man’s eyes [are] in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.Ecclesiastes 2:16 · לֶחָכָ֛ם · הֶחָכָ֖םFor [there is] no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now [is] in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise [man]? as the fool.Ecclesiastes 2:19 · הֶֽחָכָ֤םAnd who knoweth whether he shall be a wise [man] or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This [is] also vanity.Ecclesiastes 4:13 · וְחָכָ֑םBetter [is] a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.Ecclesiastes 6:8 · לֶחָכָ֖םFor what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?Ecclesiastes 7:4 · חֲכָמִים֙The heart of the wise [is] in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools [is] in the house of mirth.Ecclesiastes 7:5 · חָכָ֑ם[It is] better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.Ecclesiastes 7:7 · חָכָ֑םSurely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.Ecclesiastes 7:19 · לֶחָכָ֑םWisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty [men] which are in the city.Ecclesiastes 8:1 · כְּהֶ֣חָכָ֔םWho [is] as the wise [man]? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man’s wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.Ecclesiastes 8:5 · חָכָֽם׃Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.Ecclesiastes 8:17 · הֶֽחָכָם֙Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek [it] out, yet he shall not find [it]; yea further; though a wise [man] think to know [it], yet shall he not be able to find [it].Ecclesiastes 9:1 · וְהַחֲכָמִ֛יםFor all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, [are] in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred [by] all [that is] before them.Ecclesiastes 9:11 · לַחֲכָמִ֥יםI returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.Ecclesiastes 9:15 · חָכָ֔םNow there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.Ecclesiastes 9:17 · חֲכָמִ֔יםThe words of wise [men are] heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.Ecclesiastes 10:2 · חָכָם֙A wise man’s heart [is] at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.Ecclesiastes 10:12 · חָכָ֖םThe words of a wise man’s mouth [are] gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.Ecclesiastes 12:9 · חָכָ֑םAnd moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, [and] set in order many proverbs.Ecclesiastes 12:11 · חֲכָמִים֙The words of the wise [are] as goads, and as nails fastened [by] the masters of assemblies, [which] are given from one shepherd.Isaiah 3:3 · וַחֲכַ֥םThe captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counseller, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.Isaiah 5:21 · חֲכָמִ֣יםWoe unto [them that are] wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!Isaiah 19:11 · חַכְמֵי֙ · חֲכָמִ֥יםSurely the princes of Zoan [are] fools, the counsel of the wise counsellers of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I [am] the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?Isaiah 19:12 · חֲכָמֶ֔יךָWhere [are] they? where [are] thy wise [men]? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.Isaiah 29:14 · חֲכָמָ֔יוTherefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, [even] a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise [men] shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent [men] shall be hid.Isaiah 31:2 · חָכָם֙Yet he also [is] wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.Isaiah 40:20 · חָכָם֙He that [is] so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree [that] will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, [that] shall not be moved.Isaiah 44:25 · חֲכָמִ֛יםThat frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise [men] backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;Jeremiah 4:22 · חֲכָמִ֥יםFor my people [is] foolish, they have not known me; they [are] sottish children, and they have none understanding: they [are] wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.Jeremiah 8:8 · חֲכָמִ֣יםHow do ye say, We [are] wise, and the law of the LORD [is] with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he [it]; the pen of the scribes [is] in vain.Jeremiah 8:9 · חֲכָמִ֔יםThe wise [men] are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom [is] in them?Jeremiah 9:12 · הֶֽחָכָם֙Who [is] the wise man, that may understand this? and [who is he] to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth [and] is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?Jeremiah 9:17 · הַחֲכָמ֥וֹתThus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning [women], that they may come:Jeremiah 9:23 · חָכָם֙Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise [man] glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty [man] glory in his might, let not the rich [man] glory in his riches:Jeremiah 10:7 · חַכְמֵ֧יWho would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise [men] of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, [there is] none like unto thee.Jeremiah 10:9 · חֲכָמִ֖יםSilver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple [is] their clothing: they [are] all the work of cunning [men].Jeremiah 18:18 · מֵֽחָכָ֔םThen said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.Jeremiah 50:35 · חֲכָמֶֽיהָ׃A sword [is] upon the Chaldeans, saith the LORD, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise [men].Jeremiah 51:57 · וַחֲכָמֶ֜יהָAnd I will make drunk her princes, and her wise [men], her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name [is] the LORD of hosts.Hosea 13:13 · חָכָ֔םThe sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he [is] an unwise son; for he should not stay long in [the place of] the breaking forth of children.Hosea 14:9 · חָכָם֙Who [is] wise, and he shall understand these [things]? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD [are] right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.Obadiah 1:8 · חֲכָמִים֙Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise [men] out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?