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 showed thee all of this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou:Exodus 7:11 · לַֽחֲכָמִ֖יםThen Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers: and they also, the magicians of Egypt, 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 make Aaron’s garments to sanctify him, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.Exodus 31:6 · חֲכַם־And I, behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart 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 let every wise-hearted man among you come, and make all that Jehovah 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, the blue, and the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen.Exodus 36:1 · חֲכַם־And Bezalel and Oholiab shall work, and every wise-hearted man, in whom Jehovah hath put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all the work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that Jehovah hath commanded.Exodus 36:2 · חֲכַם־And Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab, and every wise-hearted man, in whose heart Jehovah 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 wrought;Exodus 36:8 · חֲכַם־And all the wise-hearted men among them that wrought the work made the tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim, the work of the skilful workman, Bezalel made them.Deuteronomy 1:13 · חֲכָמִ֧יםTake you wise men, and understanding, and known, according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.Deuteronomy 1:15 · חֲכָמִים֙So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and officers, according to your tribes.Deuteronomy 4:6 · חָכָ֣םKeep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, that shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.Deuteronomy 16:19 · חֲכָמִ֔יםThou shalt not wrest justice: thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a bribe; for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.Deuteronomy 32:6 · חָכָ֑םDo ye thus requite Jehovah, O foolish people and unwise? Is not he thy father that hath bought thee? He hath 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 subtle man.2 Samuel 14:2 · חֲכָמָ֑הAnd Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, I pray thee, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that hath a long time mourned for the dead:2 Samuel 14:20 · חָכָ֗םto change the face of the matter 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 thou wilt know what thou oughtest to do unto him, and thou shalt bring his hoar head down to Sheol with blood.1 Kings 3:12 · חָכָ֣םbehold, I have done according to thy word: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there hath been 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 Jehovah this day, who 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 men that are skilful in every manner of work:2 Chronicles 2:7 · חָכָ֡ם · הַֽחֲכָמִ֗יםNow therefore send me a man skilful to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that knoweth how to grave all manner of gravings, to be with the skilful 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 Jehovah, the God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with discretion and understanding, that should build a house for Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.2 Chronicles 2:13 · חָכָ֛םAnd now I have sent a skilful 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 devise any device; that there may be a place appointed unto him with thy skilful men, and with the skilful men of my lord David thy father.Esther 1:13 · לַחֲכָמִ֖יםThen the king said to the wise men, who knew the times (for so was the king’s manner toward all that knew law and judgment;Esther 6:13 · חֲכָמָ֜יוAnd Haman recounted unto Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai, before whom thou hast begun to fall, be of the seed of the Jews, 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 cunning is carried headlong.Job 9:4 · חֲכַ֣םHe is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered?—Job 15:2 · הֶֽחָכָ֗םShould a wise man make answer with vain knowledge, And fill himself with the east wind?Job 15:18 · חֲכָמִ֥ים(Which wise men have told From their fathers, and have not hid it;Job 17:10 · חָכָֽם׃But as for you all, come on now again; And I shall not find a wise man among you.Job 34:2 · חֲכָמִ֣יםHear my words, ye wise men; And give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.Job 34:34 · חָ֝כָ֗םMen of understanding will say unto me, Yea, every wise man that heareth me:Job 37:24 · חַכְמֵי־Men do therefore fear him: He regardeth not any that are wise of heart.Psalm 49:10 · חֲכָ֘מִ֤יםFor he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.Psalm 107:43 · חָכָ֥םWhoso is wise will give heed to these things; And they will consider the lovingkindnesses of Jehovah.Proverbs 1:5 · חָ֭כָםThat the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:Proverbs 1:6 · חֲ֝כָמִ֗יםTo understand a proverb, and a figure, The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.Proverbs 3:7 · חָכָ֣םBe not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, 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 scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove 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 righteous 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 a present destruction.Proverbs 11:29 · לַחֲכַם־He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish 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 is wise winneth souls.Proverbs 12:15 · חָכָֽם׃The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.Proverbs 12:18 · חֲכָמִ֣יםThere is that speaketh rashly 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 scoffer heareth not rebuke.Proverbs 13:14 · חָ֭כָםThe law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.Proverbs 13:20 · חֲכָמִ֣יםWalk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.Proverbs 14:1 · חַכְמ֣וֹתEvery wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.Proverbs 14:3 · חֲ֝כָמִ֗יםIn the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.Proverbs 14:16 · חָכָ֣םA wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.Proverbs 14:24 · חֲכָמִ֣יםThe crown of the wise is their riches; But the folly of fools is only folly.Proverbs 15:2 · חֲ֭כָמִיםThe tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright; But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.Proverbs 15:7 · חֲ֭כָמִיםThe lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolish doeth not so.Proverbs 15:12 · חֲ֝כָמִ֗יםA scoffer loveth not to be reproved; He will not 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 hearkeneth to the reproof of life Shall abide 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 instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.Proverbs 17:28 · חָכָ֣םEven a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.Proverbs 18:15 · חֲ֝כָמִ֗יםThe heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.Proverbs 20:26 · חָכָ֑םA wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing- wheel over them.Proverbs 21:11 · לְ֝חָכָ֗םWhen the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.Proverbs 21:20 · חָכָ֑םThere is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.Proverbs 21:22 · חָכָ֑םA wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, And bringeth down the strength of the confidence thereof.Proverbs 22:17 · חֲכָמִ֑יםIncline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge.Proverbs 23:24 · חָ֝כָ֗םThe father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.Proverbs 24:5 · חָכָ֥םA wise man is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might.Proverbs 24:23 · לַֽחֲכָמִ֑יםThese also are sayings of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.Proverbs 25:12 · חָ֝כָ֗םAs an ear-ring 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 · וַ֝חֲכָמִ֗יםScoffers set a city in a flame; But wise men turn away wrath.Proverbs 29:9 · חָכָ֗םIf a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man, Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.Proverbs 29:11 · וְ֝חָכָ֗םA fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.Proverbs 30:24 · חֲכָמִ֥יםThere are 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, and the fool walketh in darkness: and yet I perceived that one event happeneth to them all.Ecclesiastes 2:16 · לֶחָכָ֛ם · הֶחָכָ֖םFor of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance for ever; seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. And how doth the wise man die even as the fool!Ecclesiastes 2:19 · הֶֽחָכָ֤םAnd who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.Ecclesiastes 4:13 · וְחָכָ֑םBetter is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more.Ecclesiastes 6:8 · לֶחָכָ֖םFor what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? or what hath the poor man, that knoweth how 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 · חָכָ֑םIt is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.Ecclesiastes 7:7 · חָכָ֑םSurely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding.Ecclesiastes 7:19 · לֶחָכָ֑םWisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a 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 hardness of his face is changed.Ecclesiastes 8:5 · חָכָֽם׃Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man’s heart discerneth time and judgment:Ecclesiastes 8:17 · הֶֽחָכָם֙then I beheld all the work of God, that man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because however much a man labor to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea moreover, though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.Ecclesiastes 9:1 · וְהַחֲכָמִ֛יםFor all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it be love or hatred, man knoweth it not; all 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 favor 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 the wise heard in quiet are better 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 further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.Ecclesiastes 12:11 · חֲכָמִים֙The words of the wise are as goads; and as nails well fastened are the words of the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.Isaiah 3:3 · וַחֲכַ֥םthe captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counsellor, and the expert artificer, and the skilful enchanter.Isaiah 5:21 · חֲכָמִ֣יםWoe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!Isaiah 19:11 · חַכְמֵי֙ · חֲכָמִ֥יםThe princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; the counsel of the wisest counsellors 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 then are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now; and let them know what Jehovah of hosts hath purposed concerning Egypt.Isaiah 29:14 · חֲכָמָ֔יוtherefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder; and 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 evil-doers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.Isaiah 40:20 · חָכָם֙He that is too impoverished for such an oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a skilful workman to set up a graven image, that shall not be moved.Isaiah 44:25 · חֲכָמִ֛יםthat frustrateth the signs of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;Jeremiah 4:22 · חֲכָמִ֥יםFor my people are foolish, they know me not; they are sottish children, and they have no 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 Jehovah is with us? But, behold, the false pen of the scribes hath wrought falsely.Jeremiah 8:9 · חֲכָמִ֔יםThe wise men are put to shame, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of Jehovah; and what manner of 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 Jehovah hath spoken, that he may declare it? wherefore is the land perished and burned up like a wilderness, so that none passeth through?Jeremiah 9:17 · הַחֲכָמ֥וֹתThus saith Jehovah of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for the skilful women, that they may come:Jeremiah 9:23 · חָכָם֙Thus saith Jehovah, 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 should not fear thee, O King of the nations? for to thee doth it appertain; forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is none like unto thee.Jeremiah 10:9 · חֲכָמִ֖יםThere is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the artificer and of the hands of the goldsmith; blue and purple for their clothing; they are all the work of skilful 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 Jehovah, 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 governors and her deputies, and her mighty men; and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is Jehovah of hosts.Hosea 13:13 · חָכָ֔םThe sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for it is time he should not tarry in the place of the breaking forth of children.Hosea 14:9 · חָכָם֙Who is wise, that he may understand these things? prudent, that he may know them? for the ways of Jehovah are right, and the just shall walk in them; but transgressors shall fall therein.Obadiah 1:8 · חֲכָמִים֙Shall I not in that day, saith Jehovah, destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?