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Proverbs 3

Prov. 3:13 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Happy
'esher (Hebrew #835)
happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!
KJV usage: blessed, happy.
Pronounce: eh'-sher
Origin: from 833
p is the man
'adam (Hebrew #120)
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
KJV usage: X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Pronounce: aw-dawm'
Origin: from 119
that findeth
matsa' (Hebrew #4672)
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
KJV usage: + be able, befall, being, catch, X certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), X have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-)on, meet (with), X occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
Pronounce: maw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
wisdom
chokmah (Hebrew #2451)
wisdom (in a good sense)
KJV usage: skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
Pronounce: khok-maw'
Origin: from 2449
, and the man
'adam (Hebrew #120)
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
KJV usage: X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Pronounce: aw-dawm'
Origin: from 119
that λgetteth
puwq (Hebrew #6329)
to issue, i.e. furnish; causatively, to secure; figuratively, to succeed
KJV usage: afford, draw out, further, get, obtain.
Pronounce: pook
Origin: a primitive root (identical with 6328 through the idea of dropping out; compare 5312)
understanding
tabuwn (Hebrew #8394)
or towbunah {to-boo-naw'}; from 995; intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
KJV usage: discretion, reason, skilfulness, understanding, wisdom.
Pronounce: taw-boon'
Origin: and (feminine) tbuwnah {teb-oo-naw'}
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Prov. 8:35‑36• 35For whoso findeth me findeth life,{HR}And shall obtain favour of Jehovah.
 36But he that sinneth against me{HR}Doeth violence to his own soul:{HR}All that hate me love death. (Prov. 8:35‑36)
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draweth out.

Cross References

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Prov. 4:5‑9• 5Get wisdom, get understanding;{HR}Forget not neither decline from the words of my mouth.
 6Forsake her not, and she shall keep thee;{HR}Love her, and she shall preserve thee.
 7The beginning of wisdom [is], Get wisdom;{HR}And with all thy getting get understanding.
 8Exalt her, and she shall promote thee;{HR}She shall bring thee to honour,{HR}When thou dost embrace her.
 9She shall give to thy head a garland of grace;{HR}A crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. (Prov. 4:5‑9)
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Prov. 8:32‑35• 32And now, sons, hearken to me;{HR}And blessed are [those that] keep my ways:
 33Hear instruction and be wise,{HR}And refuse it not.
 34Blessed [is] the man that heareth me,{HR}Watching daily at my gates,{HR}Waiting at the posts of my doors.
 35For whoso findeth me findeth life,{HR}And shall obtain favour of Jehovah. (Prov. 8:32‑35)
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1 Kings 10:1‑9,23‑24• 1{i}And the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon in connection with the name of Jehovah, and came to prove him with enigmas.{/i}
 2{i}And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bore spices and gold in very great abundance, and precious stones; and she came to Solomon, and spoke to him of all that was in her heart.{/i}
 3{i}And Solomon explained to her all she spoke of: there was not a thing hidden from the king that he did not explain to her.{/i}
 4{i}And when the queen of Sheba saw all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,{/i}
 5{i}and the food of his table, and the deportment of his servants, and the order of service of his attendants, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up to the house of Jehovah, there was no more spirit in her.{/i}
 6{i}And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thine affairs, and of thy wisdom;{/i}
 7{i}but I gave no credit to the words, until I came and mine eyes had seen; and behold, the half was not told me: in wisdom and prosperity thou exceedest the report that I heard.{/i}
 8{i}Happy are thy men! happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, who hear thy wisdom!{/i}
 9{i}Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel! Because Jehovah loves Israel forever, therefore did he make thee king, to do judgment and justice.{/i}
 23{i}And king Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.{/i}
 24{i}And all the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.{/i} (1 Kings 10:1‑9,23‑24)
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Eccl. 9:15‑18• 15And there was found in it a poor wise man,{HR}And he by his wisdom delivered the city;{HR}Yet no man remembered that same poor man.
 16{i}Then said I,{/i} Wisdom is better than strength:{HR}Nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised,{HR}And his words are not heard.
 17The words of the wise spoken in quiet{HR}Are heard more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
 18Wisdom is better than weapons of war:{HR}But one sinner destroyeth much good. (Eccl. 9:15‑18)
getteth.
Heb. draweth out.
Prov. 2:4• 4If thou seek her as silver{HR}And search for her as for hid treasures; (Prov. 2:4)
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Prov. 18:1• 1He that separateth himself seeketh pleasure,{HR}He rageth against all wisdom. (Prov. 18:1)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

W. Kelly Translation

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Blessed [is] the man [that] findeth wisdom,{HR}And the man [that] getteth understanding.