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Proverbs 8:12

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.

Proverbs 8:12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Proverbs 8:12

Theological / Devotional

Witty inventions. Heb. mezimmoth. All previous occurrences of this word (chs. 1:4; 2:11; 3:21; 5:2) have been translated “discretion.” There is no valid reason to depart from this definition here. Mezimmah comes from the root zamam, which means “to consider,” “to purpose,” “to devise.” This verse begins a long section in which wisdom extols her high value.

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