Lexicon :: Strong's H2450 - ḥāḵām

When morning came, he was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

“So now, let Pharaoh look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.

So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you are.

But then Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers ​— ​the magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same thing by their occult practices.

“You are to instruct all the skilled artisans,[fn] whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make Aaron’s garments for consecrating him to serve me as priest.

“I have also selected Oholiab[fn] son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to be with him. I have put wisdom in the heart of every skilled artisan[fn] in order to make all that I have commanded you:

“Let all the skilled artisans[fn] among you come and make everything that the LORD has commanded:

Every skilled[fn] woman spun yarn with her hands and brought it: blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.

Bezalel, Oholiab, and all the skilled[fn] people are to work based on everything the LORD has commanded. The LORD has given them wisdom and understanding to know how to do all the work of constructing the sanctuary.”

Then all the artisans who were doing all the work for the sanctuary came one by one from the work they were doing

All the skilled artisans[fn] among those doing the work made the tabernacle with ten curtains. Bezalel made them of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with a design of cherubim worked into them.

“Appoint for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will make them your leaders.

“So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and set them over you as leaders: commanders for thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and officers for your tribes.

“Carefully follow them, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the eyes of the peoples. When they hear about all these statutes, they will say, ‘This great nation is indeed a wise and understanding people.’

“Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

Is this how you repay the LORD,

you foolish and senseless people?

Isn’t he your Father and Creator?[fn]

Didn’t he make you and sustain you?

Her wisest princesses answer her;

she even answers herself:

Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, a son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,

So Joab sent someone to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Pretend to be in mourning: dress in mourning clothes and don’t put on any oil. Act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time.

“Joab your servant has done this to address the issue indirectly,[fn] but my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God, knowing everything on earth.”

a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here and let me speak with him.”

“So don’t let him go unpunished, for you are a wise man. You know how to deal with him to bring his gray head down to Sheol with blood.”

“I will therefore do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has never been anyone like you before and never will be again.

When Hiram heard Solomon’s words, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD today! He has given David a wise son to be over this great people! ”

“You also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and people skilled in every kind of work

Therefore, send me an artisan who is skilled in engraving to work with gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with the artisans who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, appointed by my father David.

Hiram also said:

Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He gave King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.

The king consulted the wise men who understood the times,[fn] for it was his normal procedure to confer with experts in law and justice.

Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai is Jewish, and you have begun to fall before him, you won’t overcome him, because your downfall is certain.”

He traps the wise in their craftiness

so that the plans of the deceptive

are quickly brought to an end.

God is wise and all-powerful.

Who has opposed him and come out unharmed?

Does a wise man answer with empty[fn] counsel

or fill himself[fn] with the hot east wind?

what the wise have declared and not concealed, 

that came from their ancestors,

But come back and try again, all of you.[fn]

I will not find a wise man among you.

Hear my words, you wise ones,

and listen to me, you knowledgeable ones.

Reasonable men will say to me,

along with the wise men who hear me,

therefore, men fear him.

He does not look favorably on any who are wise in heart.

For one can see that the wise die;

the foolish and stupid also pass away.

Then they leave their wealth to others.

Let whoever is wise pay attention to these things

and consider the LORD’s acts of faithful love.

let a wise person listen and increase learning,

and let a discerning person obtain guidance —

Don’t be wise in your own eyes;

fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

The wise will inherit honor,

but he holds up fools to dishonor.[fn]

“Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you;

rebuke the wise, and he will love you.

Solomon’s proverbs:

A wise son brings joy to his father,

but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.

A wise heart accepts commands,

but foolish lips will be destroyed.