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Hebrew word · H2449

חָכַם

chakham

be wise

Appears 27 times in 26 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

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Where it appears

Exodus · 1
  1. Exodus 1:10 נִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖ה let us deal wisely

    Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”

Deuteronomy · 1
  1. Deuteronomy 32:29 חָכְמ֖וּ they were wise

    If only they were wise, they would understand it; they would comprehend their fate.

1 Kings · 1
  1. 1 Kings 4:31 וַיֶּחְכַּם֮ and he was wise

    He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations.

Job · 2
  1. Job 32:9 יֶחְכָּ֑מוּ they are wise

    It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice.

  2. Job 35:11 יְחַכְּמֵֽנוּ׃ he makes wise us

    who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the air?’

Psalms · 4
  1. Psalm 19:7 מַחְכִּ֥ימַת making wise

    The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.

  2. Psalm 58:5 מְחֻכָּֽם׃ skillful

    refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.

  3. Psalm 105:22 יְחַכֵּֽם׃ he taught wisdom

    to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.

  4. Psalm 119:98 תְּחַכְּמֵ֣נִי it makes wise me

    Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.

Proverbs · 13
  1. Proverbs 6:6 וַחֲכָֽם׃ and become wise

    Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.

  2. Proverbs 8:33 וַחֲכָ֗מוּ and act wisely

    Listen to instruction and be wise; do not ignore it.

  3. Proverbs 9:9 וְיֶחְכַּם־ so he may be wise

    Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.

  4. Proverbs 9:12 חָ֭כַמְתָּ חָכַ֣מְתָּ you are wise

    If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.

  5. Proverbs 13:20 יֶחְכָּ֑ם he will become wise

    He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.

  6. Proverbs 19:20 תֶּחְכַּ֥ם you may become wise

    Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.

  7. Proverbs 20:1 יֶחְכָּֽם׃ he is wise

    Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

  8. Proverbs 21:11 יֶחְכַּם־ he becomes wise

    When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.

  9. Proverbs 23:15 חָכַ֣ם it is wise

    My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.

  10. Proverbs 23:19 וַחֲכָ֑ם and be wise

    Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.

  11. Proverbs 27:11 חֲכַ֣ם be wise

    Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.

  12. Proverbs 30:24 מְחֻכָּמִֽים׃ made wise

    Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:

Ecclesiastes · 4
  1. Ecclesiastes 2:15 חָכַ֛מְתִּי have I become wise

    So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile.

  2. Ecclesiastes 2:19 וְשֶׁחָכַ֖מְתִּי and that I worked skillfully

    And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.

  3. Ecclesiastes 7:16 תִּתְחַכַּ֖ם you make yourself wise

    Do not be overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

  4. Ecclesiastes 7:23 אֶחְכָּ֔מָה let me be wise

    All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me.

Zechariah · 1
  1. Zechariah 9:2 חָֽכְמָ֖ה it is wise

    and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd.

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