sa.khal H7919

שָׂכַל (sa.khal) means “be prudent” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

שָׂכַל Hebrew · H7919 62 tagged occurrences in 62 verses

Pronunciation guide: saw-kal' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H7919A

שָׂכַל · sa.khal · be prudent

1) to be prudent, be circumspect, wisely understand, prosper 1a) (Qal) to be prudent, be circumspect 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to look at or upon, have insight 1b2) to give attention to, consider, ponder, be prudent 1b3) to have insight, have comprehension 1b3a) insight, comprehension (subst) 1b4) to cause to consider, give insight, teach 1b4a) the teachers, the wise 1b5) to act circumspectly, act prudently, act wisely 1b6) to prosper, have success 1b7) to cause to prosper Aramaic equivalent: se.khal (שְׂכַל "to contemplate" H7920)

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TBESH · H7919B

שָׂכַל · sa.khal · to cross hands

(Piel) to lay crosswise, cross (hands)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent

KJV glosses: consider, expert, instruct, prosper, (deal) prudent(-ly), (give) skill(-ful), have good success, teach, (have, make to) understand(-ing), wisdom, (be, behave self, consider, make) wise(-ly), guide wittingly.

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How translators render H7919

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
you may prosper	3
a wise	2
and understanding	2
understand	2
a wise man	1
and crossing	1
and giving attention	1
and he prospered	1
and prospered	1
and succeed	1
and understand	1
and understand this	1
be wise	1
but a prudent	1
but the wise	1
considers	1
for obtaining wisdom	1
for the wise	1
gifted	1
grasp	1
has made clear to me	1
he succeeds	1
i have more insight	1
i will instruct you	1
i will ponder	1
in wise living	1
insight	1
instructs	1
is a wise	1
is instructed	1
is the one who cares	1
is wise	1
of understanding	1
prospered	1
regard	1
so they cannot understand	1
so they will ponder	1
succeeded	1
successful	1
that he understands	1
the prudent	1
the wise	1
then the wise	1
they would understand	1
those with insight	1
to be wise	1
to give you insight	1
to instruct them	1
to prosper	1
to study	1
was more successful	1
whoever heeds	1
will be like skilled	1
will prosper	1
will you be wise	1
wisely	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
a wise	2
and understand	2
behaved himself wisely	2
that thou mayest prosper	2
wise	2
wisely	2
and a prudent	1
and prosper	1
and skilful	1
and skill	1
and then thou shalt have good success	1
and they that be wise	1
and they that understand	1
and understanding	1
and would not consider	1
be wise	1
behaved himself more wisely	1
but the wise	1
even to understand	1
expert man	1
for they shall not prosper	1
for they shall wisely consider	1
guiding	1
he prospered	1
he that considereth	1
he that is wise	1
i have more understanding	1
i will behave myself wisely	1
i will instruct	1
in this that he understandeth	1
is instructed	1
it prospereth	1
made me understand	1
of them of understanding	1
of understanding	1
of wisdom	1
shall deal prudently	1
teacheth	1
that did understand	1
that he behaved	1
that taught	1
that they cannot understand	1
them that ye may prosper	1
therefore and understand	1
therefore the prudent	1
therefore they shall not prosper	1
they understood	1
to be wise	1
to give thee skill	1
to instruct	1
to the wise	1
toward a wise	1
understood	1
were any that did understand	1
when will ye be wise	1
wisely considereth	1
with understanding	1
without wisdom	1
wittingly	1

Verses containing H7919

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Genesis 3:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
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Genesis 48:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.
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Deuteronomy 29:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So keep and follow the words of this covenant, that you may prosper in all you do.
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Source alternate reference: 29.8
Deuteronomy 32:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If only they were wise, they would understand it; they would comprehend their fate.
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Joshua 1:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.
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Joshua 1:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.
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1 Samuel 18:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and of Saul’s officers as well.
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1 Samuel 18:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him.
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1 Samuel 18:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him.
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1 Samuel 18:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Every time the Philistine commanders came out for battle, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers, so that his name was highly esteemed.
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1 Kings 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn,
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2 Kings 18:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the LORD was with Hezekiah, and he prospered wherever he went. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him.
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1 Chronicles 28:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“All this,” said David, “all the details of this plan, the LORD has made clear to me in writing by His hand upon me.”
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2 Chronicles 30:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. For seven days they ate their assigned portion, sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
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Nehemiah 8:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the Law.
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Nehemiah 9:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst.
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Job 22:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him?
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Job 34:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways.
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Job 34:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
‘Job speaks without knowledge; his words lack insight.’
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Psalms 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore be wise, O kings; be admonished, O judges of the earth.
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Psalms 14:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
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Psalms 32:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.
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Psalms 36:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.
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Source alternate reference: 36.4
Psalms 41:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.
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Source alternate reference: 41.2
Psalms 53:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
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Source alternate reference: 53.3
Psalms 64:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
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Source alternate reference: 64.10
Psalms 94:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
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Psalms 101:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will ponder the way that is blameless—when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.
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Psalms 106:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness; but they rebelled by the sea, there at the Red Sea.
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Psalms 119:99 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation.
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Proverbs 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity.
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Proverbs 10:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
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Proverbs 10:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
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Proverbs 14:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.
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Proverbs 15:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
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Proverbs 16:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
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Proverbs 16:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
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Proverbs 17:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
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Proverbs 17:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
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Proverbs 19:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
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Proverbs 21:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.
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Proverbs 21:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
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Proverbs 21:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
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Isaiah 41:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
so that all may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the LORD has done this and the Holy One of Israel has created it.”
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Isaiah 44:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.
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Isaiah 52:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Behold, My Servant will prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
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Jeremiah 3:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.”
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Jeremiah 9:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.
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Source alternate reference: 9.23
Jeremiah 10:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the shepherds have become senseless; they do not seek the LORD. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered.
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Jeremiah 20:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.
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