11 translations · Hebrew
Proverbs 2:6
For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
Proverbs 2:6 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
- KJV King James Version
- For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
- ASV American Standard Version
- For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding:
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- For YHWH gives wisdom, || Knowledge and understanding from His mouth.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- The Lord is the source of wisdom; what he says provides knowledge that makes sense.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- For Jehovah giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding.
- DBY Darby Translation
- For Jehovah giveth wisdom; out of his mouth [come] knowledge and understanding.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- For the LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Because the Lord giveth wisdom: and out of his mouth cometh prudence and knowledge.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| כִּֽי־ | kî- | For | H3588 כִּי for |
| יְ֭הוָה | Yah·weh | the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| יִתֵּ֣ן | yit·tên | gives | H5414 נָתַן to give: give |
| חָכְמָ֑ה | ḥāḵ·māh | wisdom | H2451 חׇכְמָה wisdom |
| מִ֝פִּ֗יו | mip·pîw | from His mouth | H6310 פֶּה lip |
| דַּ֣עַת | da·‘aṯ | come knowledge | H1847 דַּ֫עַת knowledge |
| וּתְבוּנָֽה׃ | ū·ṯə·ḇū·nāh | and understanding | H8394 תְּבוּנָה understanding |
Related verses
- Ephesians 1:17–18
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
- James 1:5
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.
- Luke 21:15
for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.
- Isaiah 54:13
All your children will be taught by Yahweh; and your children’s peace will be great.
- Job 32:8
But there is a spirit in man, and the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.
- Psalm 119:98
Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for your commandments are always with me.
- John 6:45
It is written in the prophets, ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Therefore everyone who hears from the Father, and has learned, comes to me.
- 1 Kings 3:12
behold, I have done according to your word. Behold, I have given you a wise and understanding heart; so that there has been no one like you before you, and after you none will arise like you.
- Daniel 2:23
I thank you, and praise you, you God of my fathers, who have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we desired of you; for you have made known to us the king’s matter.”
- James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
4 If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures:
5 then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and find the knowledge of God.
6 For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
7 He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity;
8 that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his saints.
Read all of Proverbs 2 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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