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
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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
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wisely
1
KJV rendering counts
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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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Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
For behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north. They will line up against her; from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who do not return empty-handed.
young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.
To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.
Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our iniquities and giving attention to Your truth.
Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress.
Some of the wise will fall so that they may be refined, purified, and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.
Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.
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