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Proverbs 21:12
“The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שָׂכַלsâkal · saw-kal'
H7919 · Hebrew
H7919 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- consider, expert, instruct, prosper, (deal) prudent(-ly), (give) skill(-ful), have good success, teach, (have, make to) understand(-ing), wisdom, (be, behave self, consider, make) wise(-ly), guide wittingly.
- Grammar
- מַשְׂכִּ֣יל — verb Hiphil, active participle, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 63 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 3:6Genesis 48:14Deuteronomy 29:8Deuteronomy 32:29Joshua 1:7
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 שָׂכַל 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.