Proverbs Chapter 8 verse 12 Holy Bible

ASV Proverbs 8:12

I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling, And find out knowledge `and' discretion.
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BBE Proverbs 8:12

I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise purposes.
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DARBY Proverbs 8:12

I wisdom dwell [with] prudence, and find the knowledge [which cometh] of reflection.
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KJV Proverbs 8:12

I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
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WBT Proverbs 8:12


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WEB Proverbs 8:12

"I, wisdom, have made prudence my dwelling. Find out knowledge and discretion.
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YLT Proverbs 8:12

I, wisdom, have dwelt with prudence, And a knowledge of devices I find out.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 12-21. - Wisdom tells of her own excellence. Verse 12. - I wisdom dwell with prudence; rather, as in the Revised Version, I have made subtilty (ver. 5) my dwelling. Wisdom inhabits prudence, animates and possesses that cleverness and tact which is needed for the practical purposes of life. So the Lord is said to "inhabit eternity" (Isaiah 57:15). Septuagint, "I wisdom dwelt (κατεσκήνωσα) in counsel and knowledge," which recalls, "The Word was made flesh, and dwelt (ἐσκήνωσεν) among us" (John 1:14). In 1 Timothy 6:16 we find the expression, "Who alone hath (μόνος ἔχων) immortality," exchanged with the phrase, "Who dwelleth (οἰκῶν) in the unapproachable light." And find out knowledge of witty inventions. This rendering refers to the production and solution of dark sayings which Wisdom effects. But the expression is better rendered, "knowledge of deeds of discretion" (ch. 1:4), or "of right counsels," and it signifies that Wisdom presides over all well considered designs, that they are not beyond her sphere, and that she has and uses the knowledge of them. Septuagint, "I (ἐγὼ) called upon understanding," i.e. it is I who inspire all good and righteous thought.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(12) Dwell with prudence.--('ormah), literally, inhabit it, have settled down and taken up my abode with it, am at home there.Witty inventions.--Literally, well thought out plans (mezimmoth) translated "discretion" (Proverbs 1:4).