חָכָם
cha.kham
1. wise, wise (man)
a. skilful (in technical work)
b. wise (in administration)
c. shrewd, crafty, cunning, wily, subtle
d. learned, shrewd (class of men)
e. prudent
f. wise (ethically and religiously)
Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
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Concordance 134 verses
- Proverbs 10:14 חֲכָמִ֥ים
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
- Proverbs 11:29 לַחֲכַם־
He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
- Proverbs 11:30 חָכָֽם׃
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
- Proverbs 12:15 חָכָֽם׃
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.
- Proverbs 12:18 חֲכָמִ֣ים
Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
- Proverbs 13:1 חָ֭כָם
A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
- Proverbs 13:14 חָ֭כָם
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
- Proverbs 13:20 חֲכָמִ֣ים
He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
- Proverbs 14:1 חַכְמ֣וֹת
Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
- Proverbs 14:3 חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים
The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
- Proverbs 14:16 חָכָ֣ם
A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
- Proverbs 14:24 חֲכָמִ֣ים
The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.
- Proverbs 15:2 חֲ֭כָמִים
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
- Proverbs 15:7 חֲ֭כָמִים
The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.
- Proverbs 15:12 חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים
A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise.
- Proverbs 15:20 חָ֭כָם
A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
- Proverbs 15:31 חֲכָמִ֣ים
He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.
- Proverbs 16:14 חָכָ֣ם
The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
- Proverbs 16:21 לַחֲכַם־
The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
- Proverbs 16:23 חָ֭כָם
The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
- Proverbs 17:28 חָכָ֣ם
Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.
- Proverbs 18:15 חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים
The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.
- Proverbs 20:26 חָכָ֑ם
A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
- Proverbs 21:11 לְ֝חָכָ֗ם
When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.
- Proverbs 21:20 חָכָ֑ם
Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.
- Proverbs 21:22 חָכָ֑ם
A wise man scales the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.
- Proverbs 22:17 חֲכָמִ֑ים
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise— apply your mind to my knowledge—
- Proverbs 23:24 חָ֝כָ֗ם
The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
- Proverbs 24:5 חָכָ֥ם
A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
- Proverbs 24:23 לַֽחֲכָמִ֑ים
These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
- Proverbs 25:12 חָ֝כָ֗ם
Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.
- Proverbs 26:5 חָכָ֣ם
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
- Proverbs 26:12 חָכָ֣ם
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
- Proverbs 26:16 חָכָ֣ם
The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
- Proverbs 28:11 חָכָ֣ם
A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him.
- Proverbs 29:8 וַ֝חֲכָמִ֗ים
Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.
- Proverbs 29:9 חָכָ֗ם
If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.
- Proverbs 29:11 וְ֝חָכָ֗ם
A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.
- Proverbs 30:24 חֲכָמִ֥ים
Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:
- Ecclesiastes 2:14 הֶֽחָכָם֙
The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.
- Ecclesiastes 2:16 לֶחָכָ֛םהֶחָכָ֖ם
For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!
- Ecclesiastes 2:19 הֶֽחָכָ֤ם
And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.
- Ecclesiastes 4:13 וְחָכָ֑ם
Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.
- Ecclesiastes 6:8 לֶחָכָ֖ם
What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?
- Ecclesiastes 7:4 חֲכָמִים֙
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.
- Ecclesiastes 7:5 חָכָ֑ם
It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.
- Ecclesiastes 7:7 חָכָ֑ם
Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
- Ecclesiastes 7:19 לֶחָכָ֑ם
Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.
- Ecclesiastes 8:1 כְּהֶ֣חָכָ֔ם
Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.
- Ecclesiastes 8:5 חָכָֽם׃
Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.
