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Proverbs 2

Prov. 2:10 KJV (With Strong’s)

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When wisdom
chokmah (Hebrew #2451)
wisdom (in a good sense)
KJV usage: skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
Pronounce: khok-maw'
Origin: from 2449
entereth
bow' (Hebrew #935)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, X certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, X doubtless again, + eat, + employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, + follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, + have, X indeed, (in-)vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, X (well) stricken (in age), X surely, take (in), way.
Pronounce: bo
Origin: a primitive root
into thine heart
leb (Hebrew #3820)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
KJV usage: + care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly, wisdom.
Pronounce: labe
Origin: a form of 3824
, and knowledge
da`ath (Hebrew #1847)
knowledge
KJV usage: cunning, (ig-)norantly, know(-ledge), (un-)awares (wittingly).
Pronounce: dah'-ath
Origin: from 3045
is pleasant
na`em (Hebrew #5276)
to be agreeable (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: pass in beauty, be delight, be pleasant, be sweet.
Pronounce: naw-ame'
Origin: a primitive root
unto thy soul
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
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Heart,
Soul; Spirit

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Prov. 18:1‑2• 1He that separateth himself seeketh his pleasure, he is vehement against all sound wisdom.
 2A fool hath no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may reveal itself. (Prov. 18:1‑2)
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Prov. 24:13‑14• 13Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste:
 14so consider wisdom for thy soul; if thou hast found it, there shall be a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off. (Prov. 24:13‑14)
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Job 23:12• 12Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have laid up the words of his mouth more than the purpose of my own heart. (Job 23:12)
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Psa. 19:10• 10They are more precious than gold, yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey and the dropping of the honeycomb. (Psa. 19:10)
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Psa. 104:34• 34My meditation shall be pleasant unto him; I will rejoice in Jehovah. (Psa. 104:34)
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Psa. 119:97,103,111,162• 97MEM. Oh how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
 103How sweet are thy *words unto my taste! more than honey to my mouth!
 111Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
 162I have joy in thy *word, as one that findeth great spoil. (Psa. 119:97,103,111,162)
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Jer. 15:16• 16Thy words were found, and I did eat them, and thy words were unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; for I am called by thy name, O Jehovah, God of hosts. (Jer. 15:16)
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Col. 3:16• 16Let the word of the Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another, in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God. (Col. 3:16)
• {v.10-11} Wisdom and knowledge entering into the heart and becoming pleasant to the soul, give that discretion which preserves from evil; and the understanding, or discernment that keeps from false ways. (“Proverbs Two” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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When wisdom entereth into thy heart and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul,