Lexicon :: Strong's H7919 - śāḵal

The woman saw that the tree was good for food and delightful to look at, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate it; she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.

But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger, and crossing his hands, put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.

“Therefore, observe the words of this covenant and follow them, so that you will succeed in everything you do.

If only they were wise, they would comprehend this;

they would understand their fate.

“Above all, be strong and very courageous to observe carefully the whole instruction my servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or the left, so that you will have success wherever you go.

David marched out with the army and was successful in everything Saul sent him to do. Saul put him in command of the fighting men, which pleased all the people and Saul’s servants as well.

and continued to be successful in all his activities because the LORD was with him.

Every time the Philistine commanders came out to fight, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers. So his name became well known.

“and keep your obligation to the LORD your God to walk in his ways and to keep his statutes, commands, ordinances, and decrees. This is written in the law of Moses, so that you will have success in everything you do and wherever you turn,

The LORD was with him, and wherever he went he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

David concluded, “By the LORD’s hand on me, he enabled me to understand everything in writing, all the details of the plan.”[fn]

Then Hezekiah encouraged[fn] all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. They ate at the appointed festival for seven days, sacrificing fellowship offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

On the second day, the family heads of all the people, along with the priests and Levites, assembled before the scribe Ezra to study the words of the law.

You sent your good Spirit to instruct them.

You did not withhold your manna from their mouths,

and you gave them water for their thirst.

Can a man be of any use to God?

Can even a wise man be of use to him?

because they turned aside from following him

and did not understand any of his ways

“Job speaks without knowledge;

his words are without insight.”

So now, kings, be wise;

receive instruction, you judges of the earth.

The LORD looks down from heaven on the human race[fn]

to see if there is one who is wise,

one who seeks God.

I will instruct you and show you the way to go;

with my eye on you, I will give counsel.

The words from his mouth are malicious and deceptive;

he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.

Happy is one who is considerate of the poor;

the LORD will save him in a day of adversity.

Sing a song of wisdom,[fn]

for God is King of the whole earth.

God looks down from heaven on the human race[fn]

to see if there is one who is wise,

one who seeks God.

Then everyone will fear

and will tell about God’s work,

for they will understand what he has done.

Pay attention, you stupid people!

Fools, when will you be wise?

I will pay attention to the way of integrity.

When will you come to me?

I will live with a heart of integrity in my house.

Our ancestors in Egypt did not grasp

the significance of your wondrous works

or remember your many acts of faithful love;

instead, they rebelled by the sea ​— ​the Red Sea.

I have more insight than all my teachers

because your decrees are my meditation.

for receiving prudent instruction

in righteousness, justice, and integrity;

The son who gathers during summer is prudent;

the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful.

When there are many words, sin is unavoidable,

but the one who controls his lips is prudent.

A king favors a prudent servant,

but his anger falls on a disgraceful one.

For the prudent the path of life leads upward,

so that he may avoid going down to Sheol.

The one who understands a matter finds success,

and the one who trusts in the LORD will be happy.

The heart of a wise person instructs his mouth;

it adds learning to his speech.[fn]

A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son

and share an inheritance among brothers.

A bribe seems like a magic stone to its owner;

wherever he turns, he succeeds.

A house and wealth are inherited from fathers,

but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

When a mocker is punished,

the inexperienced become wiser;

when one teaches a wise man,

he acquires knowledge.

The person who strays from the way of prudence

will come to rest in the assembly of the departed spirits.

so that all may see and know,

consider and understand,

that the hand of the LORD has done this,

the Holy One of Israel has created it.

Such people[fn] do not comprehend

and cannot understand,

for he has shut their eyes[fn] so they cannot see,

and their minds so they cannot understand.

See, my servant[fn] will be successful;[fn]

he will be raised and lifted up and greatly exalted.

“I will give you shepherds who are loyal to me,[fn] and they will shepherd you with knowledge and skill.

“But the one who boasts should boast in this:

that he understands and knows me —

that I am the LORD, showing faithful love,

justice, and righteousness on the earth,

for I delight in these things.

This is the LORD’s declaration.

For the shepherds are stupid:

They don’t seek the LORD.

Therefore they have not prospered,

and their whole flock is scattered.