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Proverbs 13:15
“Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שֶׂכֶלsekel · seh'-kel
H7922 · Hebrew
H7922 · Hebrew
- Definition
- intelligence; by implication, success
- Derivation
- or שֵׂכֶל; from H7919 (שָׂכַל);
- KJV renderings
- discretion, knowledge, policy, prudence, sense, understanding, wisdom, wise.
- Grammar
- שֵֽׂכֶל — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 16 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Samuel 25:31 Chronicles 22:121 Chronicles 26:142 Chronicles 2:112 Chronicles 30:22
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שֶׂכֶל here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.